Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 8.6% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 46.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,464.00	$11.00 ARS12,795.06	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,472.00	$8.49 ARS9,875.46	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD383.02	$1.47 ARS1,709.10	+48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD230.27	$1.08 ARS1,261.50	+81.6%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD333.03	$2.16 ARS2,506.75	+149.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,556.28	$5.19 ARS6,040.43	+28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,406.63	$5.04 ARS5,863.10	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD949.73	$2.31 ARS2,683.20	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,301.52	$2.80 ARS3,260.14	-16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD215.33	$0.92 ARS1,075.18	+65.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD318.22	$0.87 ARS1,017.43	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD304.83	$0.61 ARS704.71	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD388.99	$1.00 ARS1,162.74	-0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD129.44	$0.43 ARS496.71	+27.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.88	$0.51 ARS587.82	+57.3%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,040.77	$3.50 ARS4,076.73	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,960.00	$11.00 ARS12,795.06	-14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,903,993.99	$23,250.00 ARS27,044,097.75	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,646.72	$7.35 ARS8,549.42	+72.1%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,567.50	$23.79 ARS27,677.31	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD359,183.25	$513.68 ARS597,502.84	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD241,345.95	$357.39 ARS415,714.13	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,028.80	$49.23 ARS57,267.81	-50.1%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 46.3% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD144,335.93	$216.50 ARS251,829.99	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,485,584.34	$4,476.88 ARS5,207,445.20	-50.5%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD793.60	$1.80 ARS2,093.46	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,451.03	$2.98 ARS3,471.10	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD992.00	$2.40 ARS2,791.65	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,888.04	$27.22 ARS31,660.67	-74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,976.00	$5.00 ARS5,815.93	-35.2%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,855.81	$89.58 ARS104,192.48	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,666.42	$74.73 ARS86,923.95	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,966.65	$114.08 ARS132,692.79	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,063.28	$119.22 ARS138,672.83	-0.2%
Average			-5.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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