Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 24.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
|
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