Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.8 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Burma instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD284.98
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD416.56
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.63
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.54
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.83
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD428.78
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD357.48
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD197.75
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.30
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD150.84
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD164.78
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.78
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.55
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.45
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.25
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD156.89
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,269.77
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,569,203.77
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD636.42
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,511.61
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,633.17
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,874.75
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,432.45
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,064.93
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,388.56
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD192.77
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD63.95
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD303.61
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,174.52
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD590.81
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,674.76
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,134.39
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,775.99
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,683.58
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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