Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 48.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,032
|
$3.01
DZD405.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥806
|
$4.45
DZD598.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥180
|
$0.55
DZD73.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$0.23
DZD30.46
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥271
|
$0.13
DZD18.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,249
|
$4.25
DZD571.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥903
|
$3.61
DZD485.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥336
|
$1.80
DZD242.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥506
|
$2.67
DZD358.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥371
|
$1.53
DZD206.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$1.32
DZD177.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$0.82
DZD109.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥344
|
$0.32
DZD43.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥198
|
$0.21
DZD28.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥194
|
$0.21
DZD28.57
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥672
|
$1.26
DZD168.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,934
|
$10.99
DZD1,478.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,365,103
|
$33,545.06
DZD4,511,391.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,967
|
$3.67
DZD493.59
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,904
|
$20.10
DZD2,703.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥158,780
|
$236.49
DZD31,805.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,648
|
$146.44
DZD19,694.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,782
|
$27.20
DZD3,657.96
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥76,173
|
$97.87
DZD13,161.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,283,027
|
$2,634.38
DZD354,291.40
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥503
|
$1.89
DZD254.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥517
|
$0.89
DZD119.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥604
|
$2.60
DZD349.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,691
|
$23.55
DZD3,166.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,913
|
$5.78
DZD777.50
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,470
|
$37.39
DZD5,029.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,669
|
$46.95
DZD6,314.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,656
|
$74.47
DZD10,015.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,490
|
$70.88
DZD9,533.02
|
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