Cost of living comparison
India is 17.9% cheaper than Algiers.
If you lived in India instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Algiers
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
|
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