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Praia Grande vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Praia Grande is 57.9% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 77.4% more in Praia Grande
Groceries: pay 74.5% more in Praia Grande
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Praia Grande
Housing: pay 37.4% more in Praia Grande
Childcare: pay 68.5% more in Praia Grande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Praia Grande
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Praia Grande

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

Praia Grande vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia Grande instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 77.4% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD449.15	$4.47 R$23.50	+32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD641.70	$6.71 R$35.25	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD78.94	$1.21 R$6.36	+104.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD30.45	$0.54 R$2.81	+134.0%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 74.5% more for groceries

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD23.40	$1.45 R$7.62	+724.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD677.35	$5.30 R$27.85	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD499.18	$3.78 R$19.88	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD235.78	$1.68 R$8.81	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD310.99	$1.23 R$6.44	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD185.44	$0.70 R$3.66	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD180.97	$0.51 R$2.66	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD88.62	$0.52 R$2.73	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD58.08	$0.55 R$2.89	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD38.04	$0.61 R$3.21	+113.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.78	$0.62 R$3.28	+138.4%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD176.72	$4.13 R$21.72	+211.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,560.65	$44.72 R$234.97	+281.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD5M	$21,801.51 R$115K	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD459.42	$6.56 R$34.47	+89.9%
Average			+135.6%

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,537.77	$18.54 R$97.41	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD29,519.24	$397.52 R$2,088.61	+79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,507.38	$223.61 R$1,174.84	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,454.46	$40.38 R$212.18	+20.6%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 68.5% more for childcare

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD12,149.19	$111.80 R$587.42	+22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD485K	$7,826.18 R$41,119.50	+114.5%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD312.13	$1.68 R$8.81	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD125.10	$1.30 R$6.85	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD371.32	$2.05 R$10.77	-26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,113.87	$31.06 R$163.17	+32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD685.42	$7.45 R$39.16	+44.6%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Algiers	Praia Grande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,362.94	$56.92 R$299.04	+41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,961.18	$35.22 R$185.04	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,418.99	$55.90 R$293.71	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,857.76	$74.54 R$391.61	+0.6%
Average			-0.2%

Algiers vs. Praia Grande - Cost of clothing

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