Cost of living comparison

Baku, Azerbaijan

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 46.1% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 25.9% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 99.1% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 37.3% more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Baku	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$0.99 AMD381.02	+43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$0.60 AMD229.07	+66.5%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Baku	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$0.86 AMD331.29	+89.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	+45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$2.46 AMD944.77	+74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	+60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.56 AMD214.20	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.83 AMD316.56	+6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.79 AMD303.24	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$1.01 AMD386.96	+22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.34 AMD128.77	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.32 AMD123.23	+38.0%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

	Baku	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	+114.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	+49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	-34.0%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 99.1% more for housing

	Baku	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	+97.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	+139.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	+109.3%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Baku	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	+61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	+45.8%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.06 AMD789.46	+39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$2.57 AMD986.82	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	+114.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	+31.2%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 37.3% more for clothing

	Baku	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	+98.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	+14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	+25.2%
Average			+37.3%

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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: May 2025

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