Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Armenia

Yerevan vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 18.6% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Yerevan

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

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Yerevan vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.23	$11.11 AMD3,998.00	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.19	$11.11 AMD3,998.00	+14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$1.24 AMD447.28	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.59	$0.74 AMD265.16	+20.6%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.00 AMD359.58	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.05	$4.44 AMD1,598.84	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.60	$6.38 AMD2,296.99	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.22	$2.83 AMD1,017.60	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.78	$3.54 AMD1,275.58	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.96	$0.69 AMD248.60	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.82 AMD294.83	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.30	$0.90 AMD323.83	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.91	$1.17 AMD419.82	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.32 AMD116.88	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.31 AMD110.91	-4.6%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.14	$6.06 AMD2,180.93	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.31	$25.00 AMD8,995.50	+60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,327.03	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.15	$5.92 AMD2,130.93	-19.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.77	$24.24 AMD8,722.30	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,763.25	$908.70 AMD327K	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,175.04	$630.03 AMD227K	+39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.43	$96.84 AMD34,851.84	+43.3%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL970.40	$372.81 AMD134K	-0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,772.64	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-4.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.05	$2.78 AMD999.50	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.15	$3.82 AMD1,376.23	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.07	$2.78 AMD999.50	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL167.08	$73.26 AMD26,363.48	+13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.64	$8.33 AMD2,998.50	+22.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Tbilisi	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.58	$105.31 AMD37,897.70	+1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.54	$58.07 AMD20,897.87	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL303.11	$140.41 AMD50,530.26	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL322.49	$165.48 AMD59,553.52	+33.2%
Average			+23.7%

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