Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

France

Paris vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 75.6% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 87.3% more in Paris
Transportation: pay 80.2% more in Paris
Housing: pay 79.2% more in Paris
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Paris
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Paris

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

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Paris vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Paris
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	$4.55 €4.05	+265.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 AMD266.77	$2.76 €2.46	+274.4%
Average			+72.2%

Yerevan vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.3% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 AMD361.76	$2.49 €2.21	+148.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	$11.08 €9.87	+149.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	$5.83 €5.19	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	$4.41 €3.93	+56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	$6.25 €5.56	+76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 AMD250.10	$1.47 €1.31	+112.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD296.61	$1.01 €0.90	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 AMD325.79	$1.32 €1.17	+46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 AMD422.36	$1.92 €1.71	+64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD117.59	$0.89 €0.79	+173.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD111.58	$1.13 €1.01	+267.7%
Average			+87.3%

Yerevan vs. Paris - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	$8.46 €7.53	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	$101.67 €90.49	+306.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AMD13M	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	$20.60 €18.34	+247.9%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 79.2% more for housing

	Yerevan	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	$29.90 €26.61	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$908.70 AMD329K	$1,564.13 €1,392.13	+72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.03 AMD228K	$1,192.71 €1,061.55	+89.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	$188.92 €168.15	+95.1%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Yerevan	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.81 AMD135K	$1,800.03 €1,602.09	+382.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,250.15 AMD4M	$26,004.30 €23,144.76	+153.7%
Average			+250.0%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$7.84 €6.98	+182.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	$5.05 €4.50	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$14.56 €12.96	+424.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	$39.05 €34.75	-46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	$14.56 €12.96	+74.7%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	$110.29 €98.16	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	$52.46 €46.69	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	$118.77 €105.71	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	$158.84 €141.38	-4.0%
Average			-6.4%

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