Cost of living comparison

 Oceanside (CA), United States
compared to
 Yerevan, Armenia
Yerevan vs. Oceanside Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 19.5% cheaper than Oceanside.

Restaurants
pay 51.3% less in Yerevan
Groceries
pay 32.6% less in Yerevan
Transportation
pay 35.8% less in Yerevan
Housing
pay 58.2% less in Yerevan
Childcare
pay 73.8% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.7% less in Yerevan
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Yerevan

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yerevan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Oceanside Cost Breakdown

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

pay 51.3% less for restaurants

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$11.57
AMD4,514.82
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.00
AMD3,511.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
 
$0.99
AMD387.38

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Bread
1 loaf
$3.58
 
$0.86
AMD336.82
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.87
 
$4.04
AMD1,574.00
Milk (1 gallon) $4.32
 
$6.24
AMD2,434.03

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.73
 
$5.29
AMD2,064.00
Monthly public transit pass $72.00
 
$12.86
AMD5,016.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,499.50
 
$30,864.95
AMD12,039,529.79

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pay 58.2% less for housing

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.71
 
$22.21
AMD8,665.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,500.00
 
$931.30
AMD363,272.82
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,033.33
 
$625.77
AMD244,093.86

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,778.57
 
$374.24
AMD145,979.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $28,750.00
 
$9,037.50
AMD3,525,270.30

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.06
AMD802.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
 
$3.76
AMD1,467.55
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
 
$2.57
AMD1,003.29

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Oceanside
Yerevan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$111.12
AMD43,343.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.72
 
$63.96
AMD24,947.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$60.00
 
$139.93
AMD54,581.10

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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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