Cost of living comparison

Islamabad, Pakistan

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 2.9 times more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 90.1% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Yerevan

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Yerevan are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Islamabad, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.79 PKR501.59	$11.57 AMD4,532.40	+546.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 PKR1,203.83	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	+109.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR99.18	$0.99 AMD388.89	+180.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.82	$0.60 AMD233.80	+146.7%
Average			+245.9%

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pay 90.1% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 PKR190.02	$0.86 AMD338.13	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.96 PKR829.49	$4.04 AMD1,580.13	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 PKR928.60	$6.24 AMD2,443.51	+88.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 PKR350.32	$2.46 AMD964.28	+97.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 PKR459.87	$3.37 AMD1,321.46	+105.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PKR135.15	$0.56 AMD218.63	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR107.26	$0.83 AMD323.09	+115.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR104.12	$0.79 AMD309.50	+112.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 PKR73.12	$1.01 AMD394.95	+286.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 PKR52.85	$0.34 AMD131.43	+78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.26	$0.32 AMD125.78	+28.1%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 PKR1,066.70	$5.29 AMD2,072.04	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 PKR1,906.06	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	+89.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,479.46 PKR6,019,126.70	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 PKR1,197.81	$4.27 AMD1,671.95	-0.1%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.16 PKR5,087.60	$22.21 AMD8,698.79	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$174.15 PKR48,802.14	$931.30 AMD364,687.23	+434.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.01 PKR27,744.41	$625.77 AMD245,044.24	+532.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.99 PKR23,815.54	$98.60 AMD38,611.54	+16.0%
Average			+251.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.17 PKR16,861.27	$374.24 AMD146,547.67	+522.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,142.14 PKR880,512.25	$9,037.50 AMD3,538,995.98	+187.6%
Average			+354.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 PKR501.59	$2.06 AMD805.76	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 PKR551.28	$3.76 AMD1,473.26	+91.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 PKR601.91	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	+19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.01 PKR6,449.06	$106.02 AMD41,514.59	+360.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 PKR1,203.83	$7.72 AMD3,021.60	+79.6%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Islamabad	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.06 PKR5,340.50	$111.12 AMD43,512.51	+483.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.18 PKR7,335.81	$63.96 AMD25,044.40	+144.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.29 PKR23,340.84	$139.93 AMD54,793.61	+68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.79 PKR10,870.79	$119.43 AMD46,769.14	+207.9%
Average			+225.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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