Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 15.5% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 76.0% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,383	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	+15.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,747	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,461	$0.99 AMD381.02	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,291	$0.60 AMD229.07	-47.2%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,975	$0.86 AMD331.29	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,770	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	-26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,655	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,521	$2.46 AMD944.77	-9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,842	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,004	$0.56 AMD214.20	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,798	$0.83 AMD316.56	+48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,806	$0.79 AMD303.24	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,811	$1.01 AMD386.96	+116.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,103	$0.34 AMD128.77	-14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,314	$0.32 AMD123.23	-26.8%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Beirut	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,900	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	-82.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	-66.5%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Beirut	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	+74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	-38.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 76.0% more for childcare

	Beirut	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	+32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	+119.8%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,915	$2.06 AMD789.46	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,987	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,277	$2.57 AMD986.82	+28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,468	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	+10.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Beirut	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	+42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	+7.9%
Average			+24.1%

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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: May 2025

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