Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 66.4% cheaper than Cambridge.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Cambridge, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.70
£7.63
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
£2.01
|
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
£1.56
|
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.67
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
£3.49
|
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
£5.15
|
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
£3.15
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
£3.32
|
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.06
|
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.57
|
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.54
£5.94
|
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$78.83
£62.04
|
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.21
£14.33
|
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
|
pay 78.4% less for housing
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.82
£28.19
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,786.72
£1,406.32
|
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,393.92
£1,097.15
|
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.18
£178.81
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,956.99
£1,540.33
|
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,555.01
£12,243.22
|
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
|
pay 75.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
£3.41
|
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.45
£12.16
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.70
£36.76
|
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.13
£11.91
|
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Cambridge
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.20
£84.38
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.65
£38.29
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.56
£90.17
|
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
|
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