Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 83.5% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.97
|
$2.36
RM11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD418.02
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.86
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.64
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 71.2% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.92
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD430.27
|
$6.41
RM30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.73
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.44
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.21
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.37
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.36
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.06
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.69
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.57
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.35
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.44
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,274.20
|
$18.01
RM85.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,581,658.16
|
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.64
|
$5.07
RM24.17
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,527.36
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,701.68
|
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,919.67
|
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,447.92
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,093.07
|
$144.81
RM690.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD194,063.37
|
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.44
|
$3.43
RM16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.17
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.67
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,182.11
|
$32.59
RM155.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.87
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,687.58
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,152.30
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,803.13
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,717.37
|
$56.25
RM268.21
|
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