Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.4 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD286.10
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD418.20
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.89
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.65
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.93
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD430.47
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.89
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.53
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.33
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.44
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.43
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.09
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.71
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.58
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.36
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.51
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,274.78
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,583,280.37
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.93
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,529.41
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,710.60
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,925.53
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,449.93
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,096.74
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD194,151.26
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.53
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.20
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.81
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,183.10
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD593.14
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,689.25
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,154.64
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,806.66
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,721.78
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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