Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD405.53
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD599.55
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.39
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.50
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD18.02
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD571.87
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD485.68
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.99
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD359.25
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.56
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD178.03
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.76
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.40
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.38
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.60
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD169.00
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,479.72
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,516,539.83
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD494.15
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,706.92
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,841.76
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,717.33
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,662.13
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,176.73
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD354,695.74
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD254.42
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.24
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD349.45
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,170.48
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD778.39
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,034.88
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,321.70
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,026.78
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,543.90
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
|
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