Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 17.3% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.2% less in Yerevan
- Groceries
-
pay 30.5% less in Yerevan
- Transportation
-
pay 49.4% less in Yerevan
- Housing
-
pay 11.6% less in Yerevan
- Childcare
-
pay 1.7% less in Yerevan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.0% less in Yerevan
- Clothing
-
pay 44.0% more in Yerevan
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Yerevan.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€16.50
|
$11.57
AMD4,440.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$9.00
AMD3,453.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.76
|
$0.99
AMD381.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.79
|
$0.60
AMD229.07
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
$0.86
AMD331.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.64
|
$4.04
AMD1,548.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.53
|
$6.24
AMD2,394.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.71
|
$2.46
AMD944.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.27
|
$3.37
AMD1,294.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.56
AMD214.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.83
AMD316.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.90
|
$0.79
AMD303.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.50
|
$1.01
AMD386.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.34
AMD128.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.32
AMD123.23
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$5.29
AMD2,030.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€62.78
|
$12.86
AMD4,934.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€30,164.49
|
$30,864.95
AMD11,841,890.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.65
|
$4.27
AMD1,638.13
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.77
|
$22.21
AMD8,522.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€977.73
|
$931.30
AMD357,309.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€765.75
|
$625.77
AMD240,086.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€87.38
|
$98.60
AMD37,830.41
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€297.31
|
$374.24
AMD143,582.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,242.27
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,467,399.97
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$2.06
AMD789.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$3.76
AMD1,443.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€9.99
|
$2.57
AMD986.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€42.01
|
$106.02
AMD40,674.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€16.02
|
$7.72
AMD2,960.47
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€87.95
|
$111.12
AMD42,632.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.93
|
$63.96
AMD24,537.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€78.78
|
$139.93
AMD53,685.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€97.84
|
$119.43
AMD45,822.97
|
|
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