Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 46.9% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Mali, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$2.12
DZD285.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$3.10
DZD417.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.50
DZD66.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.21
DZD28.61
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$3.19
DZD429.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$2.66
DZD358.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.47
DZD198.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$1.95
DZD261.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
DZD151.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$1.23
DZD165.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.59
DZD78.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.32
DZD42.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.26
DZD34.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.20
DZD27.32
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$1.17
DZD157.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.46
DZD1,272.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,578,147.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.74
DZD638.01
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$33.62
DZD4,522.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$146.28
DZD19,682.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$95.93
DZD12,907.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$33.03
DZD4,443.56
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$60.09
DZD8,085.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$1,440.91
DZD193,873.17
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.44
DZD193.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$0.48
DZD64.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$2.26
DZD304.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$16.20
DZD2,179.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$4.40
DZD592.29
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Mali
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.38
DZD3,683.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$38.26
DZD5,147.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.94
DZD7,795.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$72.15
DZD9,707.85
|
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