Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 9.3% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$2.12
DZD285.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$3.10
DZD417.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.50
DZD66.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.21
DZD28.62
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$3.19
DZD429.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$2.66
DZD358.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$1.47
DZD198.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$1.95
DZD262.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.12
DZD151.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$1.23
DZD165.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.59
DZD79.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.32
DZD42.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.26
DZD34.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.20
DZD27.33
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$1.17
DZD157.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$9.46
DZD1,273.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$26,593.64
DZD3,579,317.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$4.74
DZD638.22
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$33.62
DZD4,524.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$146.28
DZD19,688.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$95.93
DZD12,911.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$33.03
DZD4,445.01
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$60.09
DZD8,087.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$1,440.91
DZD193,936.57
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$1.44
DZD193.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$0.48
DZD64.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$2.26
DZD304.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$16.20
DZD2,180.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$4.40
DZD592.49
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$27.38
DZD3,685.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$38.26
DZD5,148.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$57.94
DZD7,798.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$72.15
DZD9,711.03
|
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