Cost of living comparison
Guam is 5.6 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Guam instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.41
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.19
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.73
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.58
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.87
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.43
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.03
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.05
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.70
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.07
|
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.03
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.90
|
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.61
|
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.50
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.29
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.13
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,271.70
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,574,621.64
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD637.38
|
$38.41
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,518.46
|
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,662.97
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,894.29
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,439.18
|
$283.31
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,077.17
|
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,682.11
|
$11,850.00
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.06
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.05
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.07
|
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,177.82
|
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD591.71
|
$10.50
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,680.33
|
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,142.18
|
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,787.80
|
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,698.28
|
$105.66
|
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