Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 70.3% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD312.78
|
$1.84
₫45,126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD456.99
|
$4.33
₫106,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD65.91
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD28.80
|
$0.34
₫8,473
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.15
|
$0.88
₫21,711
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD505.07
|
$6.02
₫147,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD428.86
|
$5.38
₫132,295
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD223.68
|
$1.49
₫36,635
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD293.99
|
$1.52
₫37,282
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD185.54
|
$1.26
₫31,079
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD179.17
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD96.77
|
$0.63
₫15,584
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD40.44
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.40
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.01
|
$0.49
₫12,091
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD162.00
|
$3.48
₫85,494
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,922.35
|
$6.87
₫168,731
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,163,766.79
|
$34,303.88
₫843,017,877
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD499.97
|
$5.70
₫140,027
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,600.57
|
$8.95
₫220,067
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,272.85
|
$304.25
₫7,476,855
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,073.08
|
$210.52
₫5,173,596
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,627.79
|
$43.00
₫1,056,812
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,430.22
|
$212.34
₫5,218,180
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD328,427.65
|
$11,971.85
₫294,208,145
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD201.85
|
$0.89
₫21,906
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD86.99
|
$1.56
₫38,426
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD338.02
|
$1.19
₫29,135
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,401.86
|
$22.79
₫560,122
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD575.26
|
$3.60
₫88,425
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD4,935.02
|
$28.72
₫705,913
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,542.35
|
$23.06
₫566,754
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,091.77
|
$81.55
₫2,004,062
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD9,831.96
|
$91.83
₫2,256,826
|
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