Cost of living comparison

 Yerevan, Armenia
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 48.2% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants
pay 9.1% more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 2.9 times more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 76.9% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 2.2% more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 66.5% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.0% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 26.8% less in Seoul

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Seoul are more expensive than in Yerevan. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Yerevan, you would:

pay 9.1% more for restaurants

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.57
AMD4,510.34
$7.88
₩11,196
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,508.04
$6.09
₩8,652
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
AMD387.00
$1.59
₩2,255

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$0.86
AMD336.49
$3.10
₩4,399
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
AMD1,572.44
$6.52
₩9,272
Milk (1 gallon) $6.24
AMD2,431.62
$8.06
₩11,452

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pay 76.9% more for transportation

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
AMD2,061.95
$4.59
₩6,521
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD5,011.48
$44.40
₩63,107
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD12,027,561.07
$27,023.07
₩38,404,776

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pay 2.2% more for housing

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.21
AMD8,656.44
$22.27
₩31,655
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $931.30
AMD362,911.68
$883.18
₩1,255,161
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.77
AMD243,851.20
$490.54
₩697,147

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pay 66.5% more for childcare

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.24
AMD145,834.18
$385.48
₩547,839
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,037.50
AMD3,521,765.76
$20,782.92
₩29,536,370

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
AMD801.84
$3.58
₩5,089
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
AMD1,466.09
$3.60
₩5,119
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD1,002.30
$3.22
₩4,580

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

 
Yerevan
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.12
AMD43,300.66
$59.13
₩84,031
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.96
AMD24,922.47
$46.64
₩66,290
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD54,526.84
$86.69
₩123,207

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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: April 2025
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