Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 3.1 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
|
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