Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 5.4% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
|
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