Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 3.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
$11.57
AMD4,506.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
$0.99
AMD386.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
$0.60
AMD232.47
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
$0.86
AMD336.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
$4.04
AMD1,571.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
$6.24
AMD2,429.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
$2.46
AMD958.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
$3.37
AMD1,313.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
$0.83
AMD321.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
$0.79
AMD307.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
$1.01
AMD392.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
$0.32
AMD125.06
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$5.29
AMD2,060.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
$4.27
AMD1,662.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
$22.21
AMD8,649.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
$931.30
AMD362,615.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
$625.77
AMD243,652.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
$98.60
AMD38,392.24
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
$374.24
AMD145,715.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,518,895.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
$2.06
AMD801.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
$3.76
AMD1,464.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
$106.02
AMD41,278.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
$7.72
AMD3,004.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
$111.12
AMD43,265.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
$63.96
AMD24,902.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
$139.93
AMD54,482.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
$119.43
AMD46,503.51
|
|
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