Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.3 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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