Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 86.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 68.7% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.08	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	+200.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES795.33	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	+46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.49	$0.99 AMD387.38	+49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.69	$0.60 AMD232.89	+12.1%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.00	$0.86 AMD336.82	+54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES721.09	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES432.35	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	+86.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.65	$2.46 AMD960.54	+44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES349.53	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.02	$0.56 AMD217.78	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.45	$0.83 AMD321.84	+65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.71	$0.79 AMD308.30	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.97	$1.01 AMD393.42	+120.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.24	$0.34 AMD130.92	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.76	$0.32 AMD125.29	-42.3%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES796.50	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,976.67	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	+60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,789.50	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	-69.2%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,081.66	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,280.12	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	+117.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,470.18	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	+276.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,888.63	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	+340.3%
Average			+172.5%

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pay 68.7% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,501.04	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	+124.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	+12.9%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.25	$2.06 AMD802.64	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.07	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	+67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES397.67	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	-16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,691.10	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	+140.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES795.33	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	+25.2%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,172.73	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	+559.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,960.41	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	+178.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,977.01	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	+126.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,772.72	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	+127.5%
Average			+248.1%

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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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