Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 2.1 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD404.86
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD598.55
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.27
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.45
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.99
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD570.92
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD484.87
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.58
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD358.65
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.22
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD177.73
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.57
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.33
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.33
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.55
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD168.72
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,477.25
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,509,005.81
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD493.33
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,702.41
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,788.64
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,684.44
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,656.02
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,154.75
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD354,104.08
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD254.00
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.04
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD348.86
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,165.20
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD777.09
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,026.48
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,311.16
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,010.05
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,527.98
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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