Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 2.7 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD286.10
|
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD418.20
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.89
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.65
|
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.93
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD430.47
|
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.89
|
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.53
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.33
|
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.44
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.43
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.09
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.71
|
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.58
|
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.36
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.51
|
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,274.78
|
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,583,280.37
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.93
|
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,529.41
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,710.60
|
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,925.53
|
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,449.93
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,096.74
|
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD194,151.26
|
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.53
|
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.20
|
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.81
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,183.10
|
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD593.14
|
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,689.25
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,154.64
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,806.66
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,721.78
|
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
|
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