Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 58.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$3.01
DZD405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$4.45
DZD599.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$0.55
DZD73.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$0.23
DZD30.52
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$0.13
DZD18.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$4.25
DZD572.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$3.61
DZD485.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$1.80
DZD243.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$2.67
DZD359.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.53
DZD206.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.32
DZD178.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.82
DZD109.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$0.32
DZD43.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.21
DZD28.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$1.26
DZD169.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$10.99
DZD1,480.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$33,545.06
DZD4,519,219.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$3.67
DZD494.45
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$20.10
DZD2,708.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$236.49
DZD31,860.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$146.44
DZD19,729.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$27.20
DZD3,664.31
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$97.87
DZD13,184.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$2,634.38
DZD354,906.19
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$1.89
DZD254.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$0.89
DZD119.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$2.60
DZD349.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$23.55
DZD3,172.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$5.78
DZD778.85
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$37.39
DZD5,037.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$46.95
DZD6,325.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$74.47
DZD10,032.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$70.88
DZD9,549.56
|
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