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Algiers vs. Des Plaines Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 63.5% cheaper than Des Plaines.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 49.2% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.9% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Des Plaines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Des Plaines, you would:

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.50	$3.38 DZD440.23	-78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$4.82 DZD628.95	-59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$0.59 DZD77.38	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.23 DZD29.85	-89.8%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$3.90	$0.18 DZD22.94	-95.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.05	$5.09 DZD663.90	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.49	$3.75 DZD489.27	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13	$1.77 DZD231.10	-57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.56	$2.34 DZD304.81	-58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.39 DZD181.75	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$1.36 DZD177.38	+77.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85	$0.67 DZD86.86	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$0.44 DZD56.93	-79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.29 DZD37.28	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.26 DZD34.09	-79.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 49.2% less for transportation

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.46	$1.33 DZD173.21	-61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	-80.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,500.00	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68	$3.45 DZD450.30	-78.0%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.85	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,700.00	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,600.00	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	-90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.41	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	-76.3%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,628.82	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	-94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,601.00	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	-85.2%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$2.35 DZD305.93	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.53	$0.94 DZD122.62	-83.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.50	$2.79 DZD363.95	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$124.50	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	-81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$5.15 DZD671.81	-65.6%
Average			-74.9%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Des Plaines	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.24	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.33	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.48	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.00	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	-40.2%
Average			-28.4%

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