Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 4.7 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD286.10
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD418.20
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.89
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.65
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.93
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD430.47
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.89
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.53
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.33
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.44
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.43
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.09
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.71
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.58
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.36
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.51
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,274.78
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,583,280.37
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.93
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,529.41
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,710.60
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,925.53
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,449.93
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,096.74
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD194,151.26
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.53
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.20
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.81
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,183.10
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD593.14
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,689.25
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,154.64
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,806.66
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,721.78
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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