Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 28.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 57.2% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 60.1% more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.26	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	+177.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.35	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$0.99 AMD387.38	+100.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.60 AMD232.89	+93.1%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.40	$0.86 AMD336.82	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.97	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	-44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.98	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.60	$2.46 AMD960.54	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.10	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	+120.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.65	$0.56 AMD217.78	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.16	$0.83 AMD321.84	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.43	$0.79 AMD308.30	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$1.01 AMD393.42	+73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.34 AMD130.92	-8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.32 AMD125.29	-31.8%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.61	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	+21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.09	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,307.64	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.29	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	-7.0%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 57.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.30	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	+67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,740.92	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,569.84	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	+27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.76	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	+134.5%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,534.76	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,102.17	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	-60.6%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.07	$2.06 AMD802.64	+84.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.12	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.22	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥474.51	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	+62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.52	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	-7.6%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 60.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥454.20	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	+77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.45	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	+84.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.97	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	+67.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥780.28	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	+11.0%
Average			+60.1%

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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: March 2025

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