Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.7 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Algeria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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