Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 63.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Algiers instead of London, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.76
|
$2.95
DZD397.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
$4.79
DZD645.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.53
DZD71.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.39
|
$0.21
DZD27.94
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.15
DZD20.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.24
|
$4.21
DZD566.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.60
|
$3.39
DZD456.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
$1.60
DZD215.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$2.25
DZD302.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.33
DZD179.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$1.46
DZD197.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.92
|
$0.72
DZD96.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.35
DZD47.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.27
DZD36.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.21
DZD28.12
|
|
pay 67.6% less for transportation
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.55
|
$1.20
DZD161.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£157.71
|
$11.06
DZD1,489.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,973,049.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.12
|
$3.32
DZD446.97
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
$23.58
DZD3,176.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
$246.03
DZD33,150.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
$136.53
DZD18,396.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
$36.23
DZD4,882.31
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
$108.05
DZD14,559.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,656.52
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.91
|
$1.84
DZD248.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.37
|
$0.89
DZD120.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
$2.54
DZD342.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.02
|
$21.38
DZD2,880.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.83
|
$5.16
DZD695.28
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
London
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
$40.35
DZD5,437.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
$41.13
DZD5,541.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
$80.64
DZD10,865.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.38
|
$75.75
DZD10,206.42
|
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