Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 49.8% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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