Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.6% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD404.71
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD598.33
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.24
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.44
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.98
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD570.71
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD484.69
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.49
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD358.52
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.14
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD177.66
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.53
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.31
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.32
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.54
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD168.65
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,476.71
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,507,341.77
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD493.15
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,701.41
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,776.91
|
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,677.18
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,654.67
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,149.90
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD353,973.40
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD253.91
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD118.99
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD348.74
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,164.03
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD776.80
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,024.62
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,308.83
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,006.36
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,524.46
|
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
|
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