2.95/5
314 reviews
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Cost of Living in Yerevan

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Yerevan is a friendly and safe city, offering an overall welcoming environment. Many visitors note how easy it is to start conversations with locals, and that the city feels secure even late at night or in early morning hours. The cost of living is low, with cheap local produce and dining options. The nightlife, especially the techno scene, is lively and a strong point of the city for those interested in going out after dark. English is spoken decently by younger locals, although knowing Armenian or Russian is a plus.

On the downside, Yerevan can be very noisy with heavy traffic and unsafe roads, making everyday travel stressful. Many travelers felt the city was more suitable for short visits than long-term stays due to a lack of entertainment diversity and limited coworking or nomad infrastructure. While internet was sufficient for basic work, it's generally below modern standards. Poor customer service is a common complaint, as is the summer heat, which many found oppressive and limiting.

Yerevan is ideal for a quick cultural visit or a party weekend, but it currently lacks the infrastructure and variety to support longer-term remote work or digital nomad lifestyles comfortably.

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3 months ago

Yerevan is noisy due to the number of cars, and it doesn't have a very lively nightlife; it's always the same places to go. There are a few cafes and coworking spaces, but I didn't feel like there was a strong nomadic community. After two weeks, it became monotonous and boring. The Wi-Fi in most places was good, but it was difficult to find affordable private accommodations.

3 months ago

A great place if you speak Russian or Armenian, somewhat less so English. Good food, friendly people, nature around (eg in Lori) is just insane.

3 years ago

I recently stayed in an apt at Cascade. I loved being within walking distance of everything: cafes, bars, restaurants, museums, parks, money exchanges, groceries, etc. The most wonderful part for me was the ability to strike up conversation with strangers. Everyone there is just so friendly and accomodating. Also, safety. I arrived at 4am and was stuck outside with my belongings, in the middle of the city, for an hour waiting for my host. I've never felt this safe in a metropolitan area before. My main complaint is that internet connectivity needs improvement across the board. However, I was able to work for 2 weeks, even uploading video. But it is definitely not up to par with other places I've visited. I plan on returning for a longer stay soon.

3 years ago

Has a great techno music scene. Nightlife is great even during covid time. Young locals speak good English.

4 years ago

Spent 3 months there. As the others noted - at least at the moment, it's ok only to visit for a week and checkout the sights. Not recommending for long stays, as the only benefit of this place is only cheap prices (btw good apartments are quite overpriced). Also, do not advise in summer - weather was around 35-40 almost always, impossible to go out during the daytime. Checkout after 10 years, maybe things will change :D

4 years ago

Nice to spend some time as a tourist but not so good work and living. The traffic is huge, the streets are noisy, the roads are dangerous. Very cheap fruits and vegetables. The quality of service is really bad. You often have to begg sales person to sell you something. While the city center might look prosper and nobel most of the people here a very poor. And it looks like they do not see that their wealth somehow depends on how they do their job.

5 years ago

Cheap food and wine, beautiful churches and... that’s all. Young people seem to be quite conservative, desperate to leave and very pessimistic about the future. No jobs or opportunities, so the vibe isn’t “cool” at all. It’s safe and really cheap though, great for one month, getting works done and that’s all.

6 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Very safe

✅ Good nightlife

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Very safe for women

❌ Noisy and heavy traffic

❌ Poor internet quality

❌ Lack of things to do long-term

❌ Low service quality

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

-3°C / 27°F freezing

2°C / 36°F cold

3°C / 37°F cold

16°C / 61°F cool

14°C / 57°F cool

25°C / 77°F warm

26°C / 79°F warm

28°C / 82°F warm

23°C / 73°F mild

14°C / 57°F cool

7°C / 45°F cold

2°C / 36°F cold

Real (median)

-3°C / 27°F
freezing

2°C / 36°F
very cold

3°C / 37°F
very cold

16°C / 61°F
cool

14°C / 57°F
cool

25°C / 77°F
warm

26°C / 79°F
warm

28°C / 82°F
very warm

23°C / 73°F
mild

14°C / 57°F
cool

7°C / 45°F
cold

2°C / 36°F
very cold

Humidity

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54%

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47%

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37%

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45%

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42%

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43%

nice
54%

nice
49%

Most common

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Rain

dry
30mm

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34mm

rainy
55mm

rainy
59mm

dry
44mm

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10mm

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7mm

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19mm

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23mm

Cloud

pockets
36%

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30%

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16%

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24%

pockets
21%

pockets
14%

pockets
19%

pockets
29%

pockets
28%

Air quality

bad
122 US AQI

okay
81 US AQI

okay
60 US AQI

clean
42 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

okay
51 US AQI

okay
60 US AQI

okay
57 US AQI

okay
59 US AQI

okay
67 US AQI

bad
120 US AQI

bad
118 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

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3 UVI

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4 UVI

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6 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

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11 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

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9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

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4 UVI

safe
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

Remote workers

600 people

467 people

1,018 people

1,433 people

1,100 people

1,000 people

855 people

933 people

1,533 people

1,171 people

778 people

444 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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Tabriz

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

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✈️21min

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Kutaisi

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked great

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✈️22min

$1,028 / mo

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Batumi

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

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✈️23min

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Duhok

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°

✈️32min

$2,510 / mo

3 Mbps

Mosul

Iraq

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety very bad

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 4° 40°

✈️36min

$1,621 / mo

11 Mbps

Erbil

Kurdistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

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🌧 Feels 1° 34° 2° 36°

✈️36min

$3,244 / mo

3 Mbps

Baku

Azerbaijan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°

✈️36min

$1,821 / mo

6 Mbps

Sulaymaniyah

Kurdistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 2° 36° 3° 38°

✈️41min

$2,028 / mo

1 Mbps

Kirkuk

Kurdistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 44°

✈️42min

$1,997 / mo

3 Mbps

Sochi

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41°

✈️44min

$1,706 / mo

13 Mbps

Tbilisi

Georgia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️14min

$2,171 / mo

15 Mbps

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌨 Feels -3° 27° -3° 26° AQI 25

✈️2h

$2,492 / mo

18 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 35° 95° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 96 😷

✈️8h

$1,621 / mo

24 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 53° AQI 17

✈️6h

$3,825 / mo

98 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52° AQI 42

✈️5h

$4,512 / mo

49 Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79° AQI 91 😷

✈️3h

$4,680 / mo

11 Mbps

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 57 😷

✈️2h

$1,633 / mo

10 Mbps

Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 5° 41° 6° 43° AQI 60 😷

✈️3h

$2,905 / mo

31 Mbps

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° 🥵

✈️9h

$1,588 / mo

18 Mbps

Saint Petersburg

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌨 Feels -5° 23° -3° 27° AQI 23

✈️3h

$1,970 / mo

16 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 68 😷

✈️4h

$5,426 / mo

30 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️3h

$2,699 / mo

32 Mbps

Tbilisi

Georgia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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✈️14min

$2,171 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 57 😷

✈️2h

$1,633 / mo

🌇 Also went here206 people

Moscow

Russia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌨 Feels -3° 27° -3° 26° AQI 25

✈️2h

$2,492 / mo

🌇 Also went here135 people

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79° AQI 91 😷

✈️3h

$4,680 / mo

🌇 Also went here128 people

Belgrade

Serbia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 5° 41° 6° 43° AQI 60 😷

✈️3h

$2,905 / mo

🌇 Also went here110 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️3h

$2,699 / mo

🌇 Also went here122 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels -1° 30° 1° 33° AQI 103 😷

✈️3h

$3,303 / mo

🌇 Also went here113 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

✈️4h

$4,124 / mo

🌇 Also went here115 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 68 😷

✈️4h

$5,426 / mo

🌇 Also went here115 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels -2° 28° 1° 35° AQI 141 😷

✈️5h

$5,494 / mo

🌇 Also went here120 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52° AQI 42

✈️5h

$4,512 / mo

🌇 Also went here113 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 53° AQI 17

✈️6h

$3,825 / mo

🌇 Also went here110 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 35° 95° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 96 😷

✈️8h

$1,621 / mo

🌇 Also went here166 people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° 🥵

✈️9h

$1,588 / mo

🌇 Also went here114 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

Tap to open

🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 83° 🥵

✈️10h

$4,482 / mo

🌇 Also went here116 people

600 remote workers in Yerevan now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.95/5 (Rank #187) 314 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍9 liked it 👎3 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $2,336 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Freezing : -1°C29°F (feels -1°C30°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 74%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Good: 59 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Very bad
💰 Income level*	Very low: $301 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Armenia
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	9 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌫 -1°C 29°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels -1°C 30°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 59 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Bolt
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 1,000 AMD in USD	USD 2.62
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	AMD 100,000 = USD 262
💻 Best coworking space	Utopian Lab
💻 Best alt. coworking space	AEON
☕️ Best coffee place	Artbridge Bookstore Café
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍14% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,100,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$3,615 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 42% 👱‍♀️ 58%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 87% 👱‍♀️ 13%
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Estate Armenia
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Air Armenia
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Aeroflot
🏥 Best hospital	Saint Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,336 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,549 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,552 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,015 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,155 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,669 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$764 / month
🏠 Median home price	$209,715
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$54 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$55 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$204 / month
🍛 Dinner	$9
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$8,284 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$6 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$1 / trip