Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 50.5% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.83
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.17
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.20
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,871.82
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.38
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.48
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,268.24
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€818.46
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.68
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€434.01
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,974.40
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.58
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.21
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.73
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.98
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€33.09
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€78.15
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.58
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
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