Cost of living comparison

Armenia

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Spain

Barcelona vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Barcelona is 48.9% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% more in Barcelona
Groceries: pay 59.9% more in Barcelona
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Barcelona
Housing: pay 83.1% more in Barcelona
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Barcelona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% more in Barcelona
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Barcelona

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Barcelona are more expensive than in Yerevan. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Barcelona.

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Barcelona vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.1% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	$17.92 €15.95	+61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	$13.44 €11.96	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 AMD449.99	$2.98 €2.65	+139.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 AMD266.77	$1.91 €1.70	+159.3%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 AMD361.76	$1.99 €1.78	+99.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	$8.79 €7.83	+97.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	$4.83 €4.29	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	$4.93 €4.39	+74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	$4.13 €3.68	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 AMD250.10	$1.37 €1.22	+98.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD296.61	$0.91 €0.81	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 AMD325.79	$1.20 €1.07	+33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 AMD422.36	$1.21 €1.08	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD117.59	$0.95 €0.85	+193.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD111.58	$0.99 €0.88	+220.1%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	$6.87 €6.12	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	$25.53 €22.72	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AMD13M	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	$14.90 €13.26	+151.7%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 83.1% more for housing

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	$35.30 €31.42	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$908.70 AMD329K	$1,671.42 €1,487.62	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.03 AMD228K	$1,296.44 €1,153.88	+105.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	$138.62 €123.38	+43.1%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.81 AMD135K	$951.83 €847.16	+155.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,250.15 AMD4M	$16,609.14 €14,782.73	+62.0%
Average			+103.4%

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pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$3.92 €3.49	+41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	$3.23 €2.88	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$7.00 €6.23	+152.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	$53.11 €47.27	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	$11.20 €9.97	+34.4%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Barcelona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	$87.34 €77.74	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	$39.19 €34.88	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	$105.13 €93.57	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	$119.81 €106.64	-27.6%
Average			-25.8%

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