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Swaziland vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 58.6% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 24.7% more in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Swaziland

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

Swaziland vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.96	$3.11 SZL52.39	-7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.70	$2.36 SZL39.78	-51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.97	$0.97 SZL16.26	+62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.56 SZL9.46	+145.4%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Algiers	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$0.77 SZL12.95	+337.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.46	$4.61 SZL77.62	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.74	$4.07 SZL68.56	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.90	$1.73 SZL29.11	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.23	$2.30 SZL38.73	-1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.81	$0.71 SZL11.88	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.46	$0.34 SZL5.72	-75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.41	$0.44 SZL7.33	-34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.64	$0.64 SZL10.86	+47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.09	$0.48 SZL8.07	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.91	$0.58 SZL9.83	+123.2%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.31	$4.52 SZL76.11	+240.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.74	$30.25 SZL509.37	+157.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	$17,285.48 SZL291,066.49	-52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.97	$26.50 SZL446.30	+667.3%
Average			+253.2%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Algiers	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	$28.81 SZL485.11	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	$266.51 SZL4,487.76	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	$187.26 SZL3,153.22	+27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	$60.22 SZL1,013.98	+79.8%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 24.7% more for childcare

	Algiers	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	$109.47 SZL1,843.42	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	$4,724.70 SZL79,558.17	+29.5%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.35	$1.87 SZL31.53	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.98	$1.97 SZL33.24	+109.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.07	$2.68 SZL45.12	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	$28.81 SZL485.11	+23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.34	$3.75 SZL63.06	-27.3%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Algiers	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	$46.08 SZL775.85	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	$24.01 SZL404.26	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	$74.90 SZL1,261.29	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	$84.51 SZL1,422.99	+14.0%
Average			-3.1%

Algiers vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing

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