Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Algeria
  3. Egypt
  4. Comparison
DZD
COMPARED TO
EGP

Egypt is 28.3% more expensive than Algeria.

If you lived in Egypt instead of Algeria, you would:
local_dining

pay 40.4% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.01
DZD219.39
$3.67
E£65.65
+82.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.99
DZD326.59
$5.06
E£90.65
+69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
DZD48.75
$0.38
E£6.85
-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.19
DZD20.49
$0.23
E£4.18
+24.5%
Average +40.4%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 12.0% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.19
DZD21.07
$0.59
E£10.58
+205.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.08
DZD336.02
$1.58
E£28.24
-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.15
DZD235.02
$3.45
E£61.81
+60.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.02
DZD111.46
$1.21
E£21.64
+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.52
DZD165.53
$2.02
E£36.23
+33.4%
Apples (1 lb) $0.89
DZD97.10
$0.69
E£12.35
-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.91
DZD99.55
$0.37
E£6.65
-59.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.52
DZD56.31
$0.24
E£4.24
-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.26
DZD28.16
$0.20
E£3.51
-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.17
DZD18.69
$0.19
E£3.47
+13.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.16
DZD17.15
$0.17
E£3.09
+9.8%
Average +12.0%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 6.3% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.09
DZD118.81
$1.77
E£31.69
+62.5%
Monthly public transit pass $10.67
DZD1,163.69
$8.99
E£161.00
-15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,031.20
DZD2,403,009.03
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.73
DZD516.07
$2.46
E£44.03
-48.0%
Average +6.3%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 15.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $44.49
DZD4,852.35
$19.89
E£356.04
-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $157.31
DZD17,158.56
$174.23
E£3,118.50
+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $103.47
DZD11,285.30
$105.37
E£1,885.97
+1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $31.80
DZD3,468.96
$25.33
E£453.45
-20.3%
Average -15.8%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 51.5% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $62.35
DZD6,800.67
$84.84
E£1,518.56
+36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,550.39
DZD169,106.16
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
+66.9%
Average +51.5%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.27
DZD138.03
$1.98
E£35.39
+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.43
DZD47.19
$1.55
E£27.69
+257.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.00
DZD218.37
$2.64
E£47.25
+31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $16.90
DZD1,842.92
$21.01
E£376.00
+24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.80
DZD413.94
$4.19
E£74.94
+10.3%
Average +76.1%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 27.3% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $29.83
DZD3,253.34
$39.38
E£704.95
+32.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.82
DZD4,451.95
$52.09
E£932.44
+27.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $60.73
DZD6,624.15
$100.41
E£1,797.29
+65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $66.32
DZD7,234.18
$56.01
E£1,002.46
-15.6%
Average +27.3%
Algeria vs. Egypt - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2021
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