Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 94.8% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$9.01
AMD3,493.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.07
AMD414.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.51
AMD196.40
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.74
AMD287.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.05
AMD1,571.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$5.61
AMD2,174.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.31
AMD894.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$3.24
AMD1,254.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.60
AMD231.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.82
AMD317.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.80
AMD308.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.99
AMD382.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.38
AMD148.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.35
AMD134.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$5.01
AMD1,942.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.75
AMD4,166.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,981,306.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$3.73
AMD1,447.29
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$19.77
AMD7,662.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$1,042.00
AMD403,916.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$729.85
AMD282,917.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$86.35
AMD33,473.71
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$291.11
AMD112,844.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,166,133.68
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.54
AMD598.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$3.09
AMD1,198.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$2.29
AMD888.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$75.44
AMD29,244.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$74.88
AMD29,025.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$53.95
AMD20,913.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$115.25
AMD44,676.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$104.96
AMD40,685.71
|
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