Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 74.3% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$10.08
AMD3,896.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$1.02
AMD392.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.60
AMD231.94
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$0.77
AMD296.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$4.11
AMD1,590.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$5.82
AMD2,251.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$2.29
AMD884.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$3.27
AMD1,265.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$0.52
AMD202.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.81
AMD314.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.77
AMD299.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.89
AMD345.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.30
AMD116.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.30
AMD116.25
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$5.13
AMD1,982.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$10.34
AMD3,996.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$31,015.91
AMD11,988,510.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$4.29
AMD1,658.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$22.14
AMD8,557.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$967.29
AMD373,883.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$640.24
AMD247,469.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$88.86
AMD34,348.69
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$308.47
AMD119,233.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$8,316.23
AMD3,214,454.03
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$2.07
AMD799.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$3.49
AMD1,349.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$2.58
AMD999.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$83.09
AMD32,118.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$93.13
AMD35,998.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$61.89
AMD23,922.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$132.82
AMD51,339.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$118.67
AMD45,869.08
|
|
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