Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 27.1% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$2.37
DZD317.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$3.46
DZD464.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.50
DZD67.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$0.14
DZD18.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$3.82
DZD513.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$3.24
DZD435.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.69
DZD227.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$2.22
DZD298.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.40
DZD188.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$1.35
DZD182.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.73
DZD98.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$1.23
DZD164.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$14.54
DZD1,953.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,232,076.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$3.78
DZD508.17
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$19.66
DZD2,643.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$160.86
DZD21,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$98.85
DZD13,287.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.71
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$63.75
DZD8,568.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$2,483.44
DZD333,815.74
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$1.53
DZD205.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$0.66
DZD88.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$2.56
DZD343.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$18.16
DZD2,441.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$4.35
DZD584.70
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$41.91
DZD5,633.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$76.31
DZD10,257.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$74.35
DZD9,993.26
|
|
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