Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 17.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$7.08
AMD2,785
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$6.44
AMD2,531
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.91
AMD356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.43
AMD170
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.56
AMD220
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$3.69
AMD1,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.75
AMD1,870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.02
AMD794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.73
AMD1,073
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.82
AMD322
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.73
AMD286
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.71
AMD281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.30
AMD117
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.44
AMD1,747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$10.75
AMD4,226
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,125,473
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$3.35
AMD1,316
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$17.61
AMD6,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$662.62
AMD260,565
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$469.53
AMD184,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$86.35
AMD33,957
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$180.96
AMD71,160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,211,864
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.36
AMD537
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.40
AMD945
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.92
AMD754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$51.24
AMD20,149
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.15
AMD2,025
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$68.02
AMD26,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$52.72
AMD20,733
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$98.40
AMD38,693
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$88.10
AMD34,644
|
|
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