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Algiers vs. Fort Smith Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 52.8% cheaper than Fort Smith.

Restaurants: pay 75.6% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 74.9% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 87.2% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Fort Smith Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Fort Smith, you would:

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pay 75.6% less for restaurants

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$3.38 DZD438.87	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$4.82 DZD627.01	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$0.59 DZD77.14	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02	$0.23 DZD29.76	-88.6%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$3.08	$0.18 DZD22.86	-94.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.74	$5.09 DZD661.84	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10	$3.75 DZD487.76	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94	$1.77 DZD230.39	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.46	$2.34 DZD303.87	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.39 DZD181.19	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$1.36 DZD176.83	+110.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.67 DZD86.59	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.44 DZD56.75	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.29 DZD37.17	-67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70	$0.26 DZD33.98	-62.6%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79	$1.33 DZD172.67	-52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.00	$11.73 DZD1,524.92	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,000.00	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47	+39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75	$3.45 DZD448.91	-72.9%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 74.9% less for housing

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.50	$19.08 DZD2,479.67	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$683.33	$221.93 DZD28,843.49	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$675.00	$146.66 DZD19,060.82	-78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.39	$33.49 DZD4,352.49	-81.8%
Average			-74.9%

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pay 87.2% less for childcare

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$900.00	$91.34 DZD11,871.08	-89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,460.00	$3,648.37 DZD474,161.31	-84.4%
Average			-87.2%

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pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.35 DZD304.98	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.32	$0.94 DZD122.24	-82.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.21	$2.79 DZD362.82	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.67	$23.41 DZD3,042.59	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$5.15 DZD669.73	-53.2%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Fort Smith	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00	$40.32 DZD5,240.17	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00	$44.82 DZD5,824.72	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$70.81 DZD9,203.38	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.66	$74.11 DZD9,632.10	-3.3%
Average			-11.2%

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