Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 46.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Greece, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Greece
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
|
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