Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.1 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
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