Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 5.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$10.08
AMD3,907.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$1.02
AMD393.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.60
AMD232.60
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.77
AMD297.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$4.11
AMD1,594.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$5.82
AMD2,257.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.29
AMD887.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$3.27
AMD1,269.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.52
AMD203.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.81
AMD315.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.77
AMD300.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.89
AMD346.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.30
AMD116.58
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$5.13
AMD1,988.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$10.34
AMD4,007.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$31,015.91
AMD12,022,855.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$4.29
AMD1,663.16
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$22.14
AMD8,582.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$967.29
AMD374,954.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$640.24
AMD248,178.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$88.86
AMD34,447.09
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$308.47
AMD119,575.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,223,662.91
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$2.07
AMD801.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$3.49
AMD1,353.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.58
AMD1,001.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$83.09
AMD32,210.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$7.75
AMD3,005.71
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Yerevan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$93.13
AMD36,101.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$61.89
AMD23,991.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$132.82
AMD51,486.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$118.67
AMD46,000.49
|
|
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