Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 19.4% cheaper than Macedonia.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
|
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