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Palo Alto vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 8.1 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 6.9 times more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 6.2 times more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 11.7 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 21.2 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1 times more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Palo Alto

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

Palo Alto vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 6.9 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD440.23	$30.00	+788.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD628.95	$12.00	+148.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.38	$3.30	+456.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.85	$2.44	+964.6%
Average			+589.4%

Algiers vs. Palo Alto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.94	$5.06	+2778.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD663.90	$11.39	+123.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD489.27	$5.85	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD231.10	$6.26	+253.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD304.81	$6.63	+183.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.75	$3.22	+131.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD177.38	$1.18	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.86	$2.37	+255.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.93	$3.01	+588.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.28	$1.94	+577.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.09	$2.19	+738.4%
Average			+515.7%

Algiers vs. Palo Alto - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD173.21	$4.84	+264.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	$90.00	+667.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	$36,753.89	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD450.30	$19.06	+451.9%
Average			+346.1%

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pay 11.7 times more for housing

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	$68.78	+260.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	$3,600.00	+1522.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	$3,148.75	+2047.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	$179.63	+436.4%
Average			+1066.5%

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pay 21.2 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	$2,823.00	+2990.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	$42,000.00	+1051.2%
Average			+2020.9%

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pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD305.93	$8.00	+240.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.62	$5.83	+519.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD363.95	$11.50	+311.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	$206.33	+781.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD671.81	$16.00	+210.5%
Average			+412.9%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Algiers	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	$67.50	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	$46.00	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	$88.89	+25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	$125.00	+68.7%
Average			+41.1%

Algiers vs. Palo Alto - Cost of clothing

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