Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 54.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Germany, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
|
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