Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 2.6 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
|
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