Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 37.8% cheaper than Algiers.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD397.30
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD645.62
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.41
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.94
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.86
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.78
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD456.32
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.94
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.82
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.29
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD197.08
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.72
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.76
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.16
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.12
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD161.12
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,489.89
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,973,049.48
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.97
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,176.57
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,150.13
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,396.95
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,882.31
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,559.14
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,656.52
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.32
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.17
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.68
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,880.46
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD695.28
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,437.28
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,541.44
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,865.75
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,206.42
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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