Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 10.7% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Riga, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Riga
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
|
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