Cost of living comparison
India is 4.6% cheaper than Algeria.
If you lived in India instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
$2.48
₹206.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
$0.39
₹32.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
$0.17
₹14.23
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
$2.56
₹213.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
$2.56
₹212.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
$1.36
₹113.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
$0.85
₹71.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
$0.31
₹25.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
$0.47
₹39.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
$0.23
₹19.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
$0.16
₹13.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
$0.17
₹14.37
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
$4.69
₹390.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
$10.04
₹836.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
$2.97
₹247.46
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
$1.84
₹153.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
$1.59
₹132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
$3.38
₹281.43
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Algeria
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
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