Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 16.7% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
|
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