Cost of living comparison
Castries is 25.5% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Castries instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,896.27
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.69
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.94
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.68
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,590.29
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,251.51
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD884.64
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,265.45
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.48
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.40
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.47
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD345.16
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.69
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.25
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,982.39
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,996.17
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,988,510.00
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,658.41
|
?? | |
pay 7.5% more for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,557.99
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,883.31
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,469.77
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,348.69
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,233.55
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,214,454.03
|
?? | |
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD799.23
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,349.80
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD999.04
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,118.15
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,997.13
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,998.32
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,922.80
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,339.16
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,869.08
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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