Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.8 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
|
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