Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 51.9% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 55.5% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 56.5% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 46.0% less in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% less in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Yerevan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.0% less for restaurants

	Bern	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF23.19	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	-55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.12	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.11	$0.99 AMD387.38	-78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.80	$0.60 AMD232.89	-86.1%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 55.5% less for groceries

	Bern	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.86	$0.86 AMD336.82	-73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF12.10	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	-70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.73	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.16	$2.46 AMD960.54	-57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF11.76	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.31	$0.56 AMD217.78	-62.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.95	$0.83 AMD321.84	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.02	$0.79 AMD308.30	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.39	$1.01 AMD393.42	-62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.94	$0.34 AMD130.92	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.87	$0.32 AMD125.29	-67.2%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 56.5% less for transportation

	Bern	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.95	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	-32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF80.65	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	-85.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF33,067.96	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF38.01	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	-90.1%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 46.0% less for housing

	Bern	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF43.02	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,222.01	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF865.35	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF223.98	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	-61.1%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Bern	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,671.65	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF30,245.08	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	-73.6%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.55	$2.06 AMD802.64	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.77	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.07	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF62.91	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.16	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	-66.2%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Bern	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF125.85	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	-22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF56.29	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF147.86	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF167.07	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	-36.8%
Average			-18.7%

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