Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 24.1% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
$2.37
DZD317.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
$3.46
DZD464.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
$0.50
DZD67.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
$0.14
DZD18.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
$3.82
DZD513.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
$3.24
DZD435.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
$1.69
DZD227.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
$2.22
DZD298.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
$1.40
DZD188.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
$1.35
DZD182.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
$0.73
DZD98.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
$1.23
DZD164.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
$14.54
DZD1,953.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,232,076.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
$3.78
DZD508.17
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
$19.66
DZD2,643.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
$160.86
DZD21,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
$98.85
DZD13,287.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.71
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
$63.75
DZD8,568.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
$2,483.44
DZD333,815.74
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
$1.53
DZD205.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
$0.66
DZD88.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
$2.56
DZD343.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
$18.16
DZD2,441.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
$4.35
DZD584.70
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
$41.91
DZD5,633.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
$76.31
DZD10,257.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
$74.35
DZD9,993.26
|
|
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