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Las Terrenas vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 88.0% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 93.3% more in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 83.4% more in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 4.7% more in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Las Terrenas

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Las Terrenas are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Las Terrenas.

Las Terrenas vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 93.3% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD444.85	$6.24 DOP369.49	+84.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD635.54	$7.25 DOP429.08	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD78.19	$0.97 DOP57.61	+63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD30.16	$0.63 DOP37.19	+174.3%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 83.4% more for groceries

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD23.18	$1.34 DOP79.52	+663.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD670.85	$3.66 DOP216.48	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD494.40	$4.57 DOP270.71	+21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD233.52	$1.61 DOP95.35	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD308.01	$2.47 DOP146.39	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD183.66	$1.10 DOP64.98	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD179.23	$0.38 DOP22.77	-71.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD87.77	$0.51 DOP30.28	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD57.53	$0.51 DOP30.28	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.67	$0.51 DOP30.28	+78.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.44	$1.01 DOP59.55	+284.6%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD175.02	$4.55 DOP269.59	+242.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,545.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD5M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD455.02	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+496.7%
Average			+240.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,513.43	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD29,236.15	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	+226.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,320.31	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	+196.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,411.74	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	+104.4%
Average			+152.6%

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pay 4.7% more for childcare

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD12,032.69	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD481K	$4,427.83 DOP262K	+21.4%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD309.14	$2.42 DOP143.03	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD123.90	$1.99 DOP118.00	+111.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD367.76	$4.83 DOP286.05	+73.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,084.01	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD678.85	$7.25 DOP429.08	+40.6%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Algiers	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,311.51	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,904.01	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,328.67	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,763.23	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	+8.6%
Average			-0.9%

Algiers vs. Las Terrenas - Cost of clothing

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