Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.08
AMD3,896.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.02
AMD392.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.60
AMD231.94
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.77
AMD296.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.11
AMD1,590.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.82
AMD2,251.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.29
AMD884.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.27
AMD1,265.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.52
AMD202.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.81
AMD314.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
AMD299.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.89
AMD345.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.30
AMD116.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.30
AMD116.25
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.13
AMD1,982.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.34
AMD3,996.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,988,510.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$4.29
AMD1,658.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.14
AMD8,557.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$967.29
AMD373,883.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$640.24
AMD247,469.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$88.86
AMD34,348.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$308.47
AMD119,233.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,316.23
AMD3,214,454.03
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.07
AMD799.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.49
AMD1,349.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.58
AMD999.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$83.09
AMD32,118.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$93.13
AMD35,998.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$61.89
AMD23,922.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$132.82
AMD51,339.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$118.67
AMD45,869.08
|
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