Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 5.1 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD286.10
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD418.20
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.89
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.65
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.93
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD430.47
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.89
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.53
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.33
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.44
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.43
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.09
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.71
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.58
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.36
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.51
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,274.78
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,583,280.37
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.93
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,529.41
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,710.60
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,925.53
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,449.93
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,096.74
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD194,151.26
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.53
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.20
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.81
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,183.10
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD593.14
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,689.25
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,154.64
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,806.66
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,721.78
|
$77.28
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Iowa or Algeria. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.