Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 60.1% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Malta, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$2.12
DZD286.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$3.10
DZD418.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$0.50
DZD66.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.21
DZD28.65
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.20
DZD26.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$3.19
DZD430.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$2.66
DZD358.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$1.47
DZD198.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.95
DZD262.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.12
DZD151.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.23
DZD165.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.59
DZD79.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.32
DZD42.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.26
DZD34.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.20
DZD27.36
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$1.17
DZD157.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
$9.46
DZD1,274.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,583,280.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$4.74
DZD638.93
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$33.62
DZD4,529.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$146.28
DZD19,710.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$95.93
DZD12,925.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$33.03
DZD4,449.93
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$60.09
DZD8,096.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$1,440.91
DZD194,151.26
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$1.44
DZD193.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.48
DZD64.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$2.26
DZD304.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$16.20
DZD2,183.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$4.40
DZD593.14
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Malta
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$27.38
DZD3,689.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$38.26
DZD5,154.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$57.94
DZD7,806.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$72.15
DZD9,721.78
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Algeria or Malta. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.