Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 19.2% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,552.75
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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