Cost of living comparison
France is 4.8 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in France instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.41
|
$16.13
€14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.19
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.73
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.58
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.87
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.43
|
$8.33
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.03
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.05
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.70
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.07
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.03
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.90
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.61
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.50
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.29
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.13
|
$7.84
€7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,271.70
|
$52.45
€48.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,574,621.64
|
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD637.38
|
$18.05
€16.74
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,518.46
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,662.97
|
$760.64
€705.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,894.29
|
$610.71
€566.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,439.18
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,077.17
|
$674.24
€625.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,682.11
|
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.06
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.05
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.07
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,177.82
|
$37.98
€35.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD591.71
|
$11.22
€10.41
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Algeria
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,680.33
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,142.18
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,787.80
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,698.28
|
$122.71
€113.85
|
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