Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD397.13
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD645.33
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.37
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.92
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.85
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.53
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD456.11
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.84
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.68
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.21
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.99
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.68
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.74
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.14
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.11
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD161.05
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,489.22
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,971,250.81
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.77
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,175.13
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,135.12
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,388.62
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,880.09
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,552.54
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,471.51
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.20
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.12
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.52
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,879.16
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.97
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,434.81
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,538.93
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,860.83
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,201.80
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
|
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