Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 4.0 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD284.98
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD416.56
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.63
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.54
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.83
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD428.78
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD357.48
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD197.75
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.30
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD150.84
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD164.78
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.78
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.55
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.45
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.25
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD156.89
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,269.77
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,569,203.77
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD636.42
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,511.61
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,633.17
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,874.75
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,432.45
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,064.93
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,388.56
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD192.77
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD63.95
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD303.61
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,174.52
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD590.81
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,674.76
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,134.39
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,775.99
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,683.58
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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