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Gyumri vs Yerevan

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Under balanced weights Yerevan edges it, 63 to 60, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Gyumri is stronger on air quality; Yerevan on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Internet: 7.4 of 60 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 11.3 of 60 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Climate: 2.1 of 60 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 8.3 of 60 points (scores 67/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 60 points (scores 57/100)60
Gyumri
out of 100

Armenia's second city, black-stone streets rebuilt after the 1988 earthquake

Full Gyumri profile →Where to stay in Gyumri →
Safety: 7.4 of 63 points (scores 59/100)Healthcare: 8.0 of 63 points (scores 64/100)Internet: 7.0 of 63 points (scores 56/100)Visa ease: 11.3 of 63 points (scores 90/100)Getting there & around: 8.6 of 63 points (scores 69/100)Climate: 6.3 of 63 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 7.0 of 63 points (scores 56/100)Quality of life: 7.2 of 63 points (scores 57/100)63
Yerevan
out of 100

Ancient capital with a young tech scene

Full Yerevan profile →Where to stay in Yerevan →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricGyumriYerevan
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety5959
Healthcare6464
Internet59 ✓56
Visa ease9090
Getting there & around6469 ✓
Climate1750 ✓
Air quality67 ✓56
Quality of life5757

Cost

MetricGyumriYerevan
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGyumriYerevan
Homicides per 100k2.192.19
Political stability (0–100)5858
UHC service coverage (0–100)6969
Life expectancy73 yrs73 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricGyumriYerevan
Download16.9 Mbps ✓15.3 Mbps
Upload22.6 Mbps ✓13.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricGyumriYerevan
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport180 days180 days
Entry, EU passport180 days180 days
Entry, UK passport180 days180 days

Getting there and around

MetricGyumriYerevan
Non-stop airport destinations8282
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)23 ✓

Climate and air

MetricGyumriYerevan
Comfortable months per year26 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520 µg/m³ ✓24.9 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gyumri or Yerevan?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Gyumri or Yerevan safer?
Gyumri scores higher on safety (59 vs 59), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Gyumri or Yerevan?
Gyumri: a measured median of 16.9 Mbps versus 15.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); IQAir city air-quality pages (yearly PM2.5 averages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.