Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 48.4% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
|
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