Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 44.2% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$2.12
DZD285.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$3.10
DZD417.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.50
DZD66.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.21
DZD28.58
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.20
DZD26.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.19
DZD429.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$2.66
DZD358.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.47
DZD198.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.95
DZD261.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.12
DZD151.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$1.23
DZD165.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.59
DZD78.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.32
DZD42.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.26
DZD34.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.20
DZD27.29
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$1.17
DZD157.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$9.46
DZD1,271.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,574,621.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$4.74
DZD637.38
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$33.62
DZD4,518.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$146.28
DZD19,662.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$95.93
DZD12,894.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$33.03
DZD4,439.18
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$60.09
DZD8,077.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$1,440.91
DZD193,682.11
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.44
DZD193.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$0.48
DZD64.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.26
DZD304.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$16.20
DZD2,177.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.40
DZD591.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$27.38
DZD3,680.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$38.26
DZD5,142.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$57.94
DZD7,787.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$72.15
DZD9,698.28
|
|
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