Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 24.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 41.5% less in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 58.7% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 47.3% more in Yerevan

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.67	$11.57 AMD4,440.71	-35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.80	$9.00 AMD3,453.88	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.98	$0.99 AMD381.02	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.10	$0.60 AMD229.07	-61.0%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.64	$0.86 AMD331.29	-67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.63	$4.04 AMD1,548.16	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.63	$6.24 AMD2,394.08	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.55	$2.46 AMD944.77	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.09	$3.37 AMD1,294.73	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.66	$0.56 AMD214.20	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.83 AMD316.56	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.98	$0.79 AMD303.24	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.32	$1.01 AMD386.96	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.65	$0.34 AMD128.77	-72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.79	$0.32 AMD123.23	-75.4%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.70	$5.29 AMD2,030.12	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$127.07	$12.86 AMD4,934.12	-86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,534.42	$30,864.95 AMD11,841,890.59	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.82	$4.27 AMD1,638.13	-77.3%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 41.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.98	$22.21 AMD8,522.81	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,958.16	$931.30 AMD357,309.39	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,743.94	$625.77 AMD240,086.85	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$180.40	$98.60 AMD37,830.41	-24.9%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 58.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,373.27	$374.24 AMD143,582.92	-62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,385.19	$9,037.50 AMD3,467,399.97	-54.7%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.90	$2.06 AMD789.46	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.10	$3.76 AMD1,443.46	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.77	$2.57 AMD986.82	-80.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$63.56	$106.02 AMD40,674.73	+129.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.80	$7.72 AMD2,960.47	-28.4%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$78.57	$111.12 AMD42,632.23	+94.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.98	$63.96 AMD24,537.74	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$134.31	$139.93 AMD53,685.10	+43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$152.28	$119.43 AMD45,822.97	+7.7%
Average			+47.3%

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