Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.5 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Prague instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.34
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.06
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.23
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.87
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.81
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD565.41
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.21
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.42
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.08
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD178.85
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.60
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.49
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.64
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.07
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.06
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.73
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,486.29
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,963,448.90
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD445.89
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,168.90
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,070.03
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,352.49
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,870.51
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,523.95
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD407,669.03
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD247.72
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.88
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD341.85
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,873.50
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD693.60
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,424.14
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,528.05
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,839.49
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,181.76
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
|
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