Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 31.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 16.5% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Yerevan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Yerevan are more expensive than in Moscow.

Yerevan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB771.68	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	+26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB428.71	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	+76.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.06	$0.99 AMD387.38	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB40.76	$0.60 AMD232.89	+23.1%
Average			+29.5%

Moscow vs. Yerevan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB51.96	$0.86 AMD336.82	+39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB370.08	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB299.60	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	+75.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB127.63	$2.46 AMD960.54	+62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB166.77	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	+70.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB56.88	$0.56 AMD217.78	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.05	$0.83 AMD321.84	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.10	$0.79 AMD308.30	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.36	$1.01 AMD393.42	-10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.93	$0.34 AMD130.92	+34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.57	$0.32 AMD125.29	+53.5%
Average			+30.3%

Moscow vs. Yerevan - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB186.32	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	+138.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,400.78	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB488.73	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	-26.6%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB535.79	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	+248.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB80,684.69	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB48,994.69	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	+7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,279.49	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	+13.8%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 16.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,189.25	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	-19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	-13.2%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB257.23	$2.06 AMD802.64	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB212.05	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	+49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB205.78	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,716.48	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	+227.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB428.71	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	+51.2%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Moscow	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	+36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	+51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	+28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	+17.1%
Average			+33.4%

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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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