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Yerevan vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 3.4% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 48.4% more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Yerevan are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.4% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.39 SAR31.50	$11.57 AMD4,617.62	+38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$9.00 AMD3,591.48	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.99 AMD396.20	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 SAR1.12	$0.60 AMD238.20	+100.7%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 SAR4.65	$0.86 AMD344.49	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 SAR14.68	$4.04 AMD1,609.84	+3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 SAR24.95	$6.24 AMD2,489.46	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.89	$2.46 AMD982.41	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.27	$3.37 AMD1,346.31	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$0.56 AMD222.74	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.95	$0.83 AMD329.17	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.79 AMD315.32	-3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.84	$1.01 AMD402.38	+33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.25	$0.34 AMD133.90	-44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.41	$0.32 AMD128.14	-50.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.68	$5.29 AMD2,111.00	+128.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.27 SAR139.99	$12.86 AMD5,130.69	-65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,280.09 SAR124,986.99	$30,864.95 AMD12,313,662.15	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.70 SAR62.70	$4.27 AMD1,703.39	-74.4%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.70 SAR280.53	$22.21 AMD8,862.35	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,116.87 SAR4,194.52	$931.30 AMD371,544.31	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$782.38 SAR2,938.33	$625.77 AMD249,651.72	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 SAR307.21	$98.60 AMD39,337.54	+20.5%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.22 SAR1,352.84	$374.24 AMD149,303.15	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,375.93 SAR38,967.94	$9,037.50 AMD3,605,538.44	-12.9%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$2.06 AMD820.91	-3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 SAR15.96	$3.76 AMD1,500.96	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SAR28.00	$2.57 AMD1,026.14	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.01 SAR379.37	$106.02 AMD42,295.18	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.97 SAR59.99	$7.72 AMD3,078.42	-51.7%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 48.4% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 SAR196.06	$111.12 AMD44,330.66	+112.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.44 SAR204.45	$63.96 AMD25,515.30	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.53 SAR403.84	$139.93 AMD55,823.88	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.80 SAR337.24	$119.43 AMD47,648.52	+33.0%
Average			+48.4%

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