Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 66.6% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Israel, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.48
|
$2.12
DZD285.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.27
|
$3.10
DZD418.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.41
|
$0.50
DZD66.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.20
|
$0.21
DZD28.64
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.09
|
$0.20
DZD26.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.86
|
$3.19
DZD430.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.93
|
$2.66
DZD358.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.83
|
$1.47
DZD198.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.62
|
$1.95
DZD262.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
$1.12
DZD151.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.81
|
$1.23
DZD165.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$0.59
DZD79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.32
DZD42.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.26
DZD34.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
$0.20
DZD27.35
|
|
pay 67.1% less for transportation
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.47
|
$1.17
DZD157.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪214.31
|
$9.46
DZD1,274.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪144,261.61
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,581,658.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.35
|
$4.74
DZD638.64
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.47
|
$33.62
DZD4,527.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,535.35
|
$146.28
DZD19,701.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,945.91
|
$95.93
DZD12,919.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪657.98
|
$33.03
DZD4,447.92
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,087.31
|
$60.09
DZD8,093.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,254.54
|
$1,440.91
DZD194,063.37
|
|
pay 76.3% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.52
|
$1.44
DZD193.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.12
|
$0.48
DZD64.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.90
|
$2.26
DZD304.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪240.21
|
$16.20
DZD2,182.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.82
|
$4.40
DZD592.87
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Israel
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.73
|
$27.38
DZD3,687.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.69
|
$38.26
DZD5,152.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪413.39
|
$57.94
DZD7,803.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪469.07
|
$72.15
DZD9,717.37
|
|
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