Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Algeria
  3. Vietnam
  4. Comparison
DZD
COMPARED TO
VND

Vietnam is 88.7% more expensive than Algeria.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Algeria, you would:
local_dining

pay 22.0% more for restaurants

  Algeria help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.15
DZD234.22
$1.82
₫41,335
-15.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.64
DZD396.49
$4.03
₫91,488
+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
DZD52.22
$0.55
₫12,490
+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.19
DZD20.47
$0.33
₫7,559
+77.5%
Average +22.0%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

  Algeria help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.15
DZD16.13
$0.75
₫17,071
+408.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.89
DZD315.10
$7.76
₫176,144
+168.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.07
DZD226.29
$5.60
₫127,115
+169.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.04
DZD113.13
$1.25
₫28,340
+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.60
DZD174.01
$1.57
₫35,712
-1.4%
Apples (1 lb) $0.86
DZD93.89
$1.30
₫29,601
+51.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.02
DZD111.19
$0.43
₫9,861
-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.52
DZD56.77
$0.71
₫16,214
+37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.26
DZD28.29
$0.38
₫8,668
+47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.17
DZD18.56
$0.55
₫12,407
+221.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.15
DZD16.62
$0.45
₫10,167
+193.8%
Average +114.5%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 64.7% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.09
DZD119.15
$3.32
₫75,381
+203.9%
Monthly public transit pass $11.85
DZD1,292.13
$7.65
₫173,722
-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,457.25
DZD2,449,479.44
$40,556.96
₫920,805,117
+80.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $5.01
DZD546.98
$5.50
₫124,893
+9.7%
Average +64.7%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 66.1% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $44.28
DZD4,829.34
$11.41
₫258,961
-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $162.41
DZD17,714.00
$378.72
₫8,598,392
+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $106.35
DZD11,600.35
$269.04
₫6,108,326
+153.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $30.81
DZD3,360.68
$46.96
₫1,066,244
+52.4%
Average +66.1%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.9 times more for childcare

  Algeria help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $65.52
DZD7,146.91
$137.34
₫3,118,157
+109.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,611.82
DZD175,806.25
$9,034.52
₫205,119,690
+460.5%
Average +285.1%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.40
DZD152.27
$0.99
₫22,450
-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.44
DZD48.30
$1.70
₫38,494
+282.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.03
DZD221.81
$1.16
₫26,239
-43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $18.09
DZD1,972.96
$22.60
₫513,030
+24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.96
DZD432.31
$3.61
₫82,024
-8.8%
Average +45.3%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.0% more for clothing

  Algeria help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.53
DZD3,547.65
$37.35
₫847,944
+14.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.25
DZD4,390.26
$34.24
₫777,342
-14.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $64.19
DZD7,001.54
$105.76
₫2,401,212
+64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $67.58
DZD7,371.11
$86.06
₫1,953,894
+27.3%
Average +23.0%
Algeria vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2020
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