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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 2.3 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 84.8% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.2% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.87	$8.05 RON34.91	+138.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD627.01	$6.90 RON29.92	+43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.14	$2.15 RON9.31	+261.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.76	$1.69 RON7.31	+636.8%
Average			+270.0%

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pay 84.8% more for groceries

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.86	$1.25 RON5.42	+611.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD661.84	$4.42 RON19.18	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD487.76	$6.03 RON26.15	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD230.39	$3.33 RON14.42	+87.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.87	$3.03 RON13.12	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.19	$0.57 RON2.49	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.83	$0.73 RON3.17	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.59	$0.63 RON2.71	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.75	$1.04 RON4.52	+138.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.17	$0.45 RON1.93	+56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.98	$0.45 RON1.97	+73.4%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.67	$6.19 RON26.85	+366.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,524.92	$23.00 RON99.73	+96.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.91	$6.21 RON26.93	+79.8%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,479.67	$7.67 RON33.24	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,843.49	$448.59 RON1,944.80	+102.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,060.82	$299.06 RON1,296.53	+103.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,352.49	$135.74 RON588.50	+305.3%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,871.08	$456.02 RON1,977.01	+399.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD474,161.31	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	+70.2%
Average			+234.7%

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pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.98	$2.53 RON10.97	+7.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.24	$2.07 RON8.98	+120.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.82	$5.75 RON24.93	+106.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,042.59	$40.64 RON176.20	+73.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD669.73	$9.20 RON39.89	+78.6%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Algiers	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,240.17	$59.21 RON256.70	+46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,824.72	$37.09 RON160.82	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,203.38	$66.71 RON289.23	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,632.10	$72.85 RON315.82	-1.7%
Average			+5.5%

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