Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.3 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD384.43
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD585.36
|
$7.27
TRY252.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD72.36
|
$1.27
TRY44.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.05
|
$0.50
TRY17.52
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.03
|
$0.83
TRY28.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD470.89
|
$4.61
TRY160.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD482.38
|
$3.90
TRY135.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD234.40
|
$1.68
TRY58.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD327.36
|
$2.70
TRY93.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD190.56
|
$0.49
TRY16.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD172.48
|
$0.88
TRY30.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD104.29
|
$0.45
TRY15.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.23
|
$0.54
TRY18.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.14
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD27.73
|
$0.23
TRY7.98
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.03
|
$4.81
TRY167.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,430.32
|
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,430,349.40
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,557,926.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD462.50
|
$5.40
TRY187.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,442.74
|
$11.50
TRY399.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD28,929.30
|
$592.54
TRY20,584.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,327.27
|
$399.36
TRY13,873.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,632.85
|
$53.07
TRY1,843.78
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,338.38
|
$502.10
TRY17,442.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD346,735.57
|
$10,388.60
TRY360,900.07
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD197.02
|
$3.49
TRY121.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD128.12
|
$2.84
TRY98.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD340.31
|
$2.04
TRY70.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,118.06
|
$40.91
TRY1,421.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD763.53
|
$5.82
TRY202.07
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,811.06
|
$56.66
TRY1,968.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,501.45
|
$45.57
TRY1,583.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,360.50
|
$104.18
TRY3,619.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,770.37
|
$93.27
TRY3,240.27
|
|
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