Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 31.3% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
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