Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 27.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 73.2% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Yerevan

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Yerevan are more expensive than in Ankara.

Yerevan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY343.69	$11.57 AMD4,435.64	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY286.41	$9.00 AMD3,449.94	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY50.07	$0.99 AMD380.59	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.87	$0.60 AMD228.81	+18.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Ankara	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.87	$0.86 AMD330.92	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY181.56	$4.04 AMD1,546.40	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.71	$6.24 AMD2,391.35	+59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY66.23	$2.46 AMD943.69	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY106.34	$3.37 AMD1,293.25	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.17	$0.56 AMD213.96	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.72	$0.83 AMD316.20	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.89	$0.79 AMD302.89	+74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.34	$1.01 AMD386.52	+86.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.75	$0.34 AMD128.62	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.05	$0.32 AMD123.09	+39.9%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY189.67	$5.29 AMD2,027.80	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY343.69	$12.86 AMD4,928.49	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,766,556.37	$30,864.95 AMD11,828,374.86	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY212.84	$4.27 AMD1,636.26	-21.0%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 73.2% more for housing

	Ankara	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY453.10	$22.21 AMD8,513.08	+93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,341.29	$931.30 AMD356,901.57	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,731.73	$625.77 AMD239,812.82	+56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,090.68	$98.60 AMD37,787.23	+85.8%
Average			+73.2%

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,778.86	$374.24 AMD143,419.05	-25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY409,229.92	$9,037.50 AMD3,463,442.45	-13.0%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY137.48	$2.06 AMD788.56	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.98	$3.76 AMD1,441.81	+32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY80.19	$2.57 AMD985.70	+26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,611.41	$106.02 AMD40,628.30	+159.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY229.13	$7.72 AMD2,957.09	+32.7%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,232.00	$111.12 AMD42,583.57	+96.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,795.04	$63.96 AMD24,509.73	+40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,104.04	$139.93 AMD53,623.83	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,674.19	$119.43 AMD45,770.67	+28.0%
Average			+49.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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