Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 15.7% cheaper than Algiers.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD404.71
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD598.33
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.24
|
$0.25
EGP11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.44
|
$0.12
EGP5.79
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.98
|
$0.56
EGP26.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD570.71
|
$1.68
EGP79.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD484.69
|
$3.57
EGP168.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.49
|
$1.44
EGP68.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD358.52
|
$2.14
EGP100.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.14
|
$0.62
EGP29.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD177.66
|
$0.20
EGP9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.53
|
$0.15
EGP7.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.31
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.32
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.54
|
$0.28
EGP13.40
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD168.65
|
$0.96
EGP45.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,476.71
|
$6.40
EGP302.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,507,341.77
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,614,298.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD493.15
|
$2.88
EGP136.21
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,701.41
|
$7.77
EGP367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,776.91
|
$194.33
EGP9,186.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,677.18
|
$117.39
EGP5,549.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,654.67
|
$14.34
EGP677.78
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,149.90
|
$99.11
EGP4,684.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD353,973.40
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,723.88
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD253.91
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD118.99
|
$1.50
EGP70.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD348.74
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,164.03
|
$17.05
EGP805.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD776.80
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,024.62
|
$34.43
EGP1,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,308.83
|
$41.73
EGP1,972.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,006.36
|
$89.91
EGP4,250.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,524.46
|
$50.03
EGP2,364.70
|
|
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