Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 53.8% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 82.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.12
DZD285.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.10
DZD417.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.50
DZD66.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.21
DZD28.58
|
|
pay 70.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.20
DZD26.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.19
DZD429.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$2.66
DZD358.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.47
DZD198.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.95
DZD261.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.12
DZD151.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.23
DZD165.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.59
DZD78.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.32
DZD42.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.26
DZD34.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.20
DZD27.29
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.17
DZD157.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$9.46
DZD1,271.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,574,621.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$4.74
DZD637.38
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$33.62
DZD4,518.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$146.28
DZD19,662.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$95.93
DZD12,894.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$33.03
DZD4,439.18
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$60.09
DZD8,077.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$1,440.91
DZD193,682.11
|
|
pay 79.7% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.44
DZD193.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$0.48
DZD64.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.26
DZD304.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$16.20
DZD2,177.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.40
DZD591.71
|
|
pay 78.8% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$27.38
DZD3,680.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$38.26
DZD5,142.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$57.94
DZD7,787.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$72.15
DZD9,698.28
|
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