Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 27.5% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽809.46
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.91
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.60
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽377.33
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽187.46
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽58.14
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽50.22
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.77
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽131.65
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.26
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.82
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽232.17
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽370.04
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽289.09
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽241.14
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽578.19
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
|
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