Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 87.9% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
|
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