Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 97.1% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.01
DZD219.39
|
$1.98
₫44,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
DZD326.59
|
$4.28
₫97,246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
DZD48.75
|
$0.57
₫12,930
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
DZD20.49
|
$0.33
₫7,494
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.19
DZD21.07
|
$0.80
₫18,134
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
DZD336.02
|
$7.47
₫169,655
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.15
DZD235.02
|
$5.49
₫124,727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
DZD111.46
|
$1.33
₫30,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
DZD165.53
|
$1.55
₫35,152
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
DZD97.10
|
$1.21
₫27,452
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
DZD99.55
|
$0.50
₫11,347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
DZD56.31
|
$0.75
₫17,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD28.16
|
$0.39
₫8,842
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
DZD18.69
|
$0.60
₫13,559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
DZD17.15
|
$0.42
₫9,617
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.09
DZD118.81
|
$3.17
₫72,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.67
DZD1,163.69
|
$7.81
₫177,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,031.20
DZD2,403,009.03
|
$41,781.21
₫948,600,639
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.73
DZD516.07
|
$5.42
₫122,993
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.49
DZD4,852.35
|
$10.50
₫238,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$157.31
DZD17,158.56
|
$359.67
₫8,165,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$103.47
DZD11,285.30
|
$253.19
₫5,748,427
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.80
DZD3,468.96
|
$46.06
₫1,045,761
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.35
DZD6,800.67
|
$145.09
₫3,294,063
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,550.39
DZD169,106.16
|
$9,920.47
₫225,234,377
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
DZD138.03
|
$0.93
₫21,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.43
DZD47.19
|
$1.67
₫37,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
DZD218.37
|
$1.22
₫27,701
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.90
DZD1,842.92
|
$21.98
₫498,938
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.80
DZD413.94
|
$3.43
₫77,823
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
Algeria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.83
DZD3,253.34
|
$37.00
₫840,082
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.82
DZD4,451.95
|
$36.38
₫825,994
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.73
DZD6,624.15
|
$103.32
₫2,345,676
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.32
DZD7,234.18
|
$83.00
₫1,884,471
|
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