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Algiers vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 56.5% cheaper than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 69.6% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 54.9% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 76.8% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 89.5% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Algiers

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 69.6% less for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$3.38 DZD437.96	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$4.82 DZD625.70	-50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$0.59 DZD76.97	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$0.23 DZD29.70	-79.3%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$0.18 DZD22.82	-87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$5.09 DZD660.46	+25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$3.75 DZD486.74	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$1.77 DZD229.90	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$2.34 DZD303.23	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.39 DZD180.81	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.36 DZD176.46	+100.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$0.67 DZD86.41	-49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$0.44 DZD56.64	-66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$0.29 DZD37.09	-63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.26 DZD33.91	-62.1%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 54.9% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$1.33 DZD172.31	-81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.73 DZD1,521.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$3.45 DZD447.97	-79.3%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 76.8% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	-88.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	-87.0%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	-95.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	-83.8%
Average			-89.5%

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pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$2.35 DZD304.35	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$0.94 DZD121.98	-77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$2.79 DZD362.07	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$5.15 DZD668.34	-50.2%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	+11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	-23.5%
Average			-9.2%

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