Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 33.1% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$2.12
DZD285.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$3.10
DZD418.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$0.50
DZD66.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$0.21
DZD28.64
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$0.20
DZD26.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$3.19
DZD430.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$2.66
DZD358.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$1.47
DZD198.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$1.95
DZD262.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$1.12
DZD151.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$1.23
DZD165.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$0.59
DZD79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$0.32
DZD42.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.26
DZD34.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.20
DZD27.35
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$1.17
DZD157.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$9.46
DZD1,274.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,581,658.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$4.74
DZD638.64
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$33.62
DZD4,527.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$146.28
DZD19,701.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$95.93
DZD12,919.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$33.03
DZD4,447.92
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$60.09
DZD8,093.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$1,440.91
DZD194,063.37
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$1.44
DZD193.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$0.48
DZD64.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$2.26
DZD304.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$16.20
DZD2,182.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$4.40
DZD592.87
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$27.38
DZD3,687.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$38.26
DZD5,152.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$57.94
DZD7,803.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$72.15
DZD9,717.37
|
|
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