Cost of living comparison
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Swaziland vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary
Swaziland is 85.3% more expensive than Algeria overall.
Swaziland vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.78
DZD372.99
|
$10.22
SZL168.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.98
DZD532.85
|
$5.91
SZL97.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
DZD83.65
|
$1.10
SZL18.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
DZD39.69
|
$0.59
SZL9.64
|
|
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants
pay 43.2% more for groceries
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD19.81
|
$0.83
SZL13.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
DZD549.38
|
$5.41
SZL88.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
DZD440.48
|
$5.91
SZL97.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.38
DZD184.89
|
$1.80
SZL29.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
DZD244.64
|
$2.59
SZL42.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
DZD155.35
|
$0.80
SZL13.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.31
DZD175.06
|
$0.29
SZL4.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
DZD74.21
|
$0.56
SZL9.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
DZD45.23
|
$0.63
SZL10.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.48
|
$0.58
SZL9.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD28.83
|
$0.70
SZL11.44
|
|
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.80
|
$4.91
SZL80.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
DZD1,293.62
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,373.36
DZD4M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
DZD520.64
|
?? | |
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation
pay 92.1% more for housing
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.78
DZD1,845.33
|
$27.04
SZL444.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.16
DZD18,503.56
|
$271.15
SZL4,462.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.51
DZD12,389.29
|
$176.26
SZL2,900.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.64
DZD3,567.84
|
$49.01
SZL806.56
|
|
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of housing
pay 64.0% more for childcare
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.04
DZD26,657.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,846.85
DZD515K
|
$6,309.26
SZL104K
|
|
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of childcare
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
DZD254.16
|
$2.10
SZL34.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.93
DZD124.65
|
$2.55
SZL42.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
DZD362.16
|
$2.79
SZL45.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
DZD2,872.39
|
$22.53
SZL370.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
DZD556.49
|
$3.61
SZL59.33
|
|
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Algeria
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.92
DZD4,007.53
|
$34.55
SZL568.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.97
DZD5,085.50
|
$15.02
SZL247.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.43
DZD9,030.76
|
$70.10
SZL1,153.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.79
DZD8,944.88
|
$54.08
SZL889.93
|
|
Algeria vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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