Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 54.0% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD395.74
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD643.08
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.13
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.83
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.78
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD564.56
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD454.52
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.09
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD301.63
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD178.58
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.30
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.34
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.57
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.01
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.01
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 81.9% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.49
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,484.04
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,957,441.71
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD445.21
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,164.09
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,019.90
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,324.68
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,863.13
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,501.94
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD407,051.15
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD247.34
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.70
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD341.33
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,869.15
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD692.55
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,415.92
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,519.67
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,823.06
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,166.33
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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