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General Santos vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

General Santos is 48.5% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in General Santos
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in General Santos
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in General Santos
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in General Santos
Childcare: pay 69.4% more in General Santos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in General Santos
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in General Santos

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in General Santos are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in General Santos.

General Santos vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in General Santos instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Algiers	General Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD440.23	$4.30 ₱252.18	+27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD628.95	$3.01 ₱176.52	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.38	$0.31 ₱18.16	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.85	$0.26 ₱15.13	+12.7%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Algiers	General Santos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.94	$1.25 ₱73.13	+608.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD663.90	$2.92 ₱171.48	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD489.27	$6.76 ₱396.47	+80.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD231.10	$2.02 ₱118.69	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD304.81	$1.99 ₱116.67	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.75	$1.29 ₱75.49	-7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD177.38	$0.51 ₱29.92	-62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.86	$1.03 ₱60.58	+55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.93	$0.61 ₱35.57	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.28	$0.95 ₱55.90	+233.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.09	$1.42 ₱83.50	+444.7%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Algiers	General Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD173.21	$4.09 ₱239.60	+207.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	$8.60 ₱504.35	-26.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	-40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD450.30	$2.75 ₱161.39	-20.3%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Algiers	General Santos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	+77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	+140.3%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 69.4% more for childcare

	Algiers	General Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	+26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	+112.2%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	General Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD305.93	$1.29 ₱75.65	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.62	$2.15 ₱126.09	+128.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD363.95	$2.58 ₱151.31	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD671.81	$4.30 ₱252.18	-16.5%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Algiers	General Santos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	+60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	-10.1%
Average			+5.4%

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