Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.0 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.44
DZD325.68
|
$19.40
ISK2,665
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.55
DZD473.12
|
$16.94
ISK2,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
DZD68.32
|
$2.81
ISK386
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.21
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.82
|
$2.95
ISK406
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
DZD490.35
|
$7.27
ISK998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
DZD419.77
|
$6.01
ISK825
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD224.80
|
$5.42
ISK744
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
DZD271.58
|
$8.51
ISK1,169
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
DZD180.90
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DZD184.13
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
DZD98.01
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
DZD40.16
|
$1.87
ISK257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
DZD30.09
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.20
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.19
DZD159.02
|
$8.36
ISK1,149
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.00
DZD1,733.82
|
$71.28
ISK9,792
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,882.05
DZD4,250,609.32
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,585,962
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.42
DZD455.60
|
$22.04
ISK3,027
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.57
DZD2,476.23
|
$72.17
ISK9,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.36
DZD20,846.88
|
$1,838.04
ISK252,510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.70
DZD12,492.15
|
$1,497.77
ISK205,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.89
DZD4,517.80
|
$58.01
ISK7,970
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.12
DZD8,948.21
|
$258.16
ISK35,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,399.66
DZD319,929.71
|
$5,993.99
ISK823,455
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
DZD184.44
|
$9.19
ISK1,262
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.74
DZD98.60
|
$4.65
ISK639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.53
DZD337.79
|
$11.76
ISK1,615
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.48
DZD2,330.44
|
$61.46
ISK8,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.61
DZD614.64
|
$14.35
ISK1,971
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.95
DZD4,659.14
|
$111.23
ISK15,281
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
DZD5,714.99
|
$59.69
ISK8,200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
DZD9,276.89
|
$148.00
ISK20,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.63
DZD8,883.81
|
$184.49
ISK25,346
|
|
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