Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 9.2% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD397.13
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD645.33
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.37
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.92
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.85
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.53
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD456.11
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.84
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.68
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.21
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.99
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.68
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.74
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.14
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.11
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 86.9% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD161.05
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,489.22
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,971,250.81
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.77
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,175.13
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,135.12
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,388.62
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,880.09
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,552.54
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,471.51
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.20
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.12
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.52
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,879.16
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.97
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,434.81
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,538.93
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,860.83
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,201.80
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
|
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