Cost of living comparison
Praia is 74.9% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Praia instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.74
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.70
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.30
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.83
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD565.97
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.66
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.63
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.38
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.03
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.80
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.59
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.69
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.10
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.89
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,487.76
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,967,358.61
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.33
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,172.02
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,102.65
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,370.60
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,875.31
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,538.28
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,071.17
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD247.96
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.00
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.18
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,876.33
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.29
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,429.49
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,533.50
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,850.18
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,191.80
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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