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
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
|
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