Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 36.5% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB844.44
|
$2.37
DZD315.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB738.88
|
$3.46
DZD461.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB96.62
|
$0.50
DZD66.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.17
|
$0.22
DZD29.08
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB128.92
|
$0.14
DZD18.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB540.20
|
$3.82
DZD510.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB673.56
|
$3.24
DZD433.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB305.20
|
$1.69
DZD225.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB730.77
|
$2.22
DZD296.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB349.40
|
$1.40
DZD187.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB57.82
|
$1.35
DZD180.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB129.78
|
$0.73
DZD97.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB45.65
|
$0.31
DZD40.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB33.79
|
$0.22
DZD29.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB90.12
|
$0.20
DZD27.27
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB550.62
|
$1.23
DZD163.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,185.00
|
$14.54
DZD1,941.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,021,750.00
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,204,419.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB459.61
|
$3.78
DZD504.85
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,066.47
|
$19.66
DZD2,625.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB73,634.08
|
$160.86
DZD21,480.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,121.36
|
$98.85
DZD13,200.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,793.33
|
$34.99
DZD4,672.97
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,864.07
|
$63.75
DZD8,512.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,204,125.00
|
$2,483.44
DZD331,634.27
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB118.50
|
$1.53
DZD203.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB131.04
|
$0.66
DZD87.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB474.00
|
$2.56
DZD341.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,571.57
|
$18.16
DZD2,425.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB592.50
|
$4.35
DZD580.88
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,753.17
|
$37.32
DZD4,983.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,794.49
|
$41.91
DZD5,596.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB10,954.67
|
$76.31
DZD10,190.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,652.50
|
$74.35
DZD9,927.95
|
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