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Yerevan vs. Oceanside Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan vs. Oceanside Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.5% less for restaurants

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.50
 
$11.11
AMD4,013.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.37
 
$11.11
AMD4,013.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
 
$1.24
AMD448.98

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pay 45.8% less for groceries

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.30
 
$1.00
AMD360.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.75
 
$4.44
AMD1,604.91
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
 
$6.38
AMD2,305.72

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.67
 
$6.06
AMD2,189.21
Monthly public transit pass $73.50
 
$25.00
AMD9,029.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,600.00
 
$35,000.00
AMD13M

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pay 65.2% less for housing

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$78.80
 
$24.24
AMD8,755.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,750.00
 
$908.70
AMD328K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,233.33
 
$630.03
AMD228K

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pay 60.3% less for childcare

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,211.00
 
$372.81
AMD135K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,000.00
 
$10,250.15
AMD4M

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$2.78
AMD1,003.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.83
 
$3.82
AMD1,381.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.00
 
$2.78
AMD1,003.29

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pay 40.6% more for clothing

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
 
$105.31
AMD38,041.59
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.92
 
$58.07
AMD20,977.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.00
 
$140.41
AMD50,722.12

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