Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.5 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD317.91
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD464.49
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.00
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.45
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD513.36
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD435.90
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.35
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD298.81
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.59
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.11
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.36
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.66
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,953.89
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,232,076.32
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD508.17
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,643.24
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,621.84
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,287.56
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.71
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,568.52
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD333,815.74
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.16
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.42
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD343.57
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,441.26
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD584.70
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 59.3% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.99
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,633.27
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,257.33
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD9,993.26
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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