Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

South Africa

Cape Town vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 2.9% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 13.4% more in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Cape Town

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

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Cape Town vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 AMD4,013.18	$12.02 ZAR198.52	+8.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.11 AMD4,013.18	$6.01 ZAR99.26	-45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 AMD448.98	$1.30 ZAR21.48	+4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 AMD266.17	$0.99 ZAR16.40	+34.7%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 AMD360.95	$1.23 ZAR20.37	+23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 AMD1,604.91	$4.39 ZAR72.52	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38 AMD2,305.72	$4.99 ZAR82.49	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 AMD1,021.46	$3.14 ZAR51.86	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 AMD1,280.42	$3.07 ZAR50.73	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 AMD249.54	$0.85 ZAR14.01	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD295.95	$0.87 ZAR14.37	+6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 AMD325.06	$0.77 ZAR12.74	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 AMD421.41	$0.95 ZAR15.73	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD117.33	$0.70 ZAR11.53	+114.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD111.33	$0.68 ZAR11.31	+122.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,189.21	$5.86 ZAR96.76	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 AMD9,029.65	$60.09 ZAR992.62	+140.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AMD13M	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 AMD2,139.02	$12.62 ZAR208.45	+113.1%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.24 AMD8,755.42	$39.98 ZAR660.40	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$908.70 AMD328K	$1,017.49 ZAR16,808.41	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.03 AMD228K	$706.64 ZAR11,673.24	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.84 AMD34,984.17	$88.53 ZAR1,462.52	-8.6%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.81 AMD135K	$262.39 ZAR4,334.45	-29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,250.15 AMD4M	$6,820.14 ZAR113K	-33.5%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 AMD1,003.29	$3.00 ZAR49.63	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.82 AMD1,381.46	$2.43 ZAR40.10	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 AMD1,003.29	$3.61 ZAR59.56	+29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.26 AMD26,463.57	$49.37 ZAR815.52	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 AMD3,009.88	$9.01 ZAR148.89	+8.2%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.31 AMD38,041.59	$55.49 ZAR916.72	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.07 AMD20,977.22	$32.30 ZAR533.53	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.41 AMD50,722.12	$119.84 ZAR1,979.73	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 AMD59,779.64	$105.58 ZAR1,744.18	-36.2%
Average			-36.8%

Yerevan vs. Cape Town - Cost of clothing

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