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Yerevan vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 2.8 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 10.2 times more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$11.57 AMD4,617.62	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$9.00 AMD3,591.48	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.99 AMD396.20	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.60 AMD238.20	-55.2%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Asmara	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$0.86 AMD344.49	+72.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.04 AMD1,609.84	+169.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$6.24 AMD2,489.46	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$2.46 AMD982.41	-45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.37 AMD1,346.31	-72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.56 AMD222.74	-89.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.83 AMD329.17	+42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$0.79 AMD315.32	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$1.01 AMD402.38	+81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.34 AMD133.90	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.32 AMD128.14	-33.6%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Asmara	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$5.29 AMD2,111.00	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$12.86 AMD5,130.69	+60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$30,864.95 AMD12,313,662.15	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$4.27 AMD1,703.39	-25.5%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Asmara	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$22.21 AMD8,862.35	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$931.30 AMD371,544.31	+96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$625.77 AMD249,651.72	+56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$98.60 AMD39,337.54	+368.9%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 10.2 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$374.24 AMD149,303.15	+1397.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$9,037.50 AMD3,605,538.44	+439.6%
Average			+918.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.06 AMD820.91	+105.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$3.76 AMD1,500.96	+387.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$2.57 AMD1,026.14	+28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$106.02 AMD42,295.18	+292.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$7.72 AMD3,078.42	+601.5%
Average			+283.1%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Asmara	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$111.12 AMD44,330.66	+34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$63.96 AMD25,515.30	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$139.93 AMD55,823.88	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$119.43 AMD47,648.52	+25.7%
Average			+3.9%

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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: January 2025

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