Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 59.4% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.74
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.70
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.30
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.83
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD565.97
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.66
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.63
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.38
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.03
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.80
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.59
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.69
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.10
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.89
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,487.76
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,967,358.61
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.33
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,172.02
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,102.65
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,370.60
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,875.31
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,538.28
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,071.17
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD247.96
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.00
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.18
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,876.33
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.29
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,429.49
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,533.50
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,850.18
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,191.80
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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