Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 36.8% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Albania, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$2.37
DZD317.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$3.46
DZD464.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.50
DZD67.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.14
DZD18.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.82
DZD513.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$3.24
DZD435.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.69
DZD227.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.22
DZD298.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.40
DZD188.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.35
DZD182.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.73
DZD98.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$1.23
DZD164.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$14.54
DZD1,953.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,232,076.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$3.78
DZD508.17
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$19.66
DZD2,643.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$160.86
DZD21,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$98.85
DZD13,287.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.71
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$63.75
DZD8,568.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$2,483.44
DZD333,815.74
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.53
DZD205.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$0.66
DZD88.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.56
DZD343.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$18.16
DZD2,441.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$4.35
DZD584.70
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$41.91
DZD5,633.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$76.31
DZD10,257.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$74.35
DZD9,993.26
|
|
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