Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.8 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 |
$2.12
DZD291.55
|
$17.84
kr2,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD426.16
|
$14.27
kr1,947
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD68.16
|
$2.32
kr316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD29.19
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
$3.42
kr467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD438.66
|
$5.98
kr816
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD365.72
|
$5.33
kr727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD202.30
|
$5.66
kr772
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD267.32
|
$7.09
kr968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD154.32
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD168.58
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD80.60
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.53
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD35.24
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.88
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD160.51
|
$8.03
kr1,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,299.03
|
$77.40
kr10,562
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,651,466.46
|
$29,836.83
kr4,071,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD651.08
|
$23.97
kr3,271
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,615.60
|
$62.40
kr8,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD20,085.67
|
$1,437.14
kr196,112
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD13,171.48
|
$1,215.63
kr165,884
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,534.61
|
$68.63
kr9,365
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,250.81
|
$259.34
kr35,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD197,845.76
|
$2,750.10
kr375,278
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD197.21
|
$8.52
kr1,163
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD65.43
|
$4.15
kr567
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD310.61
|
$10.64
kr1,451
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,224.64
|
$56.90
kr7,765
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD604.43
|
$12.27
kr1,675
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Algeria
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,759.45
|
$118.08
kr16,113
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,252.73
|
$50.39
kr6,876
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,955.21
|
$151.12
kr20,621
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,906.77
|
$175.20
kr23,907
|
|
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