Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Armenia

Yerevan vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 18.1% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 94.7% more in Yerevan

The cost of childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Yerevan are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Yerevan. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Male, you would:

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Male	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.89	$10.44 AMD3,846.76	+87.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR151.57	$7.83 AMD2,885.07	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.37	$1.00 AMD367.29	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.72	$0.53 AMD194.82	+73.4%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Male	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.59	$0.83 AMD305.91	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.73	$3.82 AMD1,408.19	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.42	$6.06 AMD2,233.39	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.28	$2.47 AMD910.86	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.54	$3.35 AMD1,235.27	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.42	$0.61 AMD224.33	-66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.74	$0.76 AMD280.99	-55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.36	$0.82 AMD300.82	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.92	$0.97 AMD356.35	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.82	$0.37 AMD137.32	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.48	$0.35 AMD129.54	-35.9%
Average			-28.8%

Male vs. Yerevan - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Male	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.74	$5.17 AMD1,904.90	+46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR447.02	$23.49 AMD8,655.21	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR505K	$33,670.18 AMD12M	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR272.82	$4.62 AMD1,702.19	-73.8%
Average			-10.9%

Male vs. Yerevan - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Male	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	$19.36 AMD7,133.23	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	$753.04 AMD277K	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	$552.33 AMD204K	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	$95.83 AMD35,308.02	+2.7%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Male	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	$346.56 AMD128K	+109.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	$7,090.75 AMD3M	+97.7%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR73.26	$1.83 AMD673.18	-61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR51.15	$3.39 AMD1,250.82	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR202.09	$2.61 AMD961.69	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	$94.61 AMD34,860.69	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR151.57	$6.53 AMD2,404.22	-33.4%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 94.7% more for clothing

	Male	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR665.22	$110.06 AMD40,552.05	+155.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR879.10	$60.20 AMD22,182.25	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	$138.28 AMD50,949.36	+53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR799.95	$136.55 AMD50,311.55	+163.9%
Average			+94.7%

Male vs. Yerevan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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