Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.0 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD405.53
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD599.55
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD73.39
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.50
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD18.02
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD571.87
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD485.68
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD242.99
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD359.25
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD206.56
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD178.03
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD109.76
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.40
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.38
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.60
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD169.00
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,479.72
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,516,539.83
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD494.15
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,706.92
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,841.76
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,717.33
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,662.13
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,176.73
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD354,695.74
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD254.42
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.24
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD349.45
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,170.48
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD778.39
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD5,034.88
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,321.70
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD10,026.78
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,543.90
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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