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Yerevan vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 56.3% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 61.8% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.2% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Yerevan

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Yerevan are more expensive than in Minsk. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN31.25	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	+14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN20.16	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN2.02	$1.00 AMD378.25	+69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.35	$0.53 AMD200.63	+33.5%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Minsk	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.94	$0.83 AMD315.04	+46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN10.70	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN9.12	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	+127.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN4.45	$2.47 AMD938.04	+89.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN6.18	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	+85.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.80	$0.61 AMD231.03	+15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.59	$0.76 AMD289.37	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.80	$0.82 AMD309.80	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN3.40	$0.97 AMD366.99	-2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.83	$0.37 AMD141.42	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.91	$0.35 AMD133.40	+32.6%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 61.8% more for transportation

	Minsk	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN9.80	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	+80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN51.42	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	+56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN60,492.36	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	+90.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN13.11	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	+20.4%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Minsk	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN33.40	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	+98.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,632.27	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN1,098.61	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	+71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN132.36	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	+147.4%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Minsk	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN999.80	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	+18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN34,611.13	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	-30.0%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.53	$1.83 AMD693.27	+76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.86	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	+98.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN6.55	$2.61 AMD990.39	+36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN98.97	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	+226.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN16.13	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	+38.2%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Minsk	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN145.54	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	+158.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN139.04	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	+48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN378.07	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN319.50	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	+46.0%
Average			+69.3%

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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: December 2025

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