Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 63.1% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
$3.01
DZD404.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
$4.45
DZD598.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
$0.55
DZD73.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
$0.23
DZD30.45
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
$0.13
DZD17.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
$4.25
DZD570.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
$3.61
DZD484.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
$1.80
DZD242.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
$2.67
DZD358.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
$1.53
DZD206.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
$1.32
DZD177.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
$0.82
DZD109.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
$0.32
DZD43.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.21
DZD28.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
$0.21
DZD28.55
|
|
pay 64.4% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
$1.26
DZD168.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
$10.99
DZD1,477.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
$33,545.06
DZD4,509,005.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
$3.67
DZD493.33
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
$20.10
DZD2,702.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
$236.49
DZD31,788.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
$146.44
DZD19,684.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
$27.20
DZD3,656.02
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
$97.87
DZD13,154.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
$2,634.38
DZD354,104.08
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
$1.89
DZD254.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
$0.89
DZD119.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
$2.60
DZD348.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
$23.55
DZD3,165.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
$5.78
DZD777.09
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
$37.39
DZD5,026.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
$46.95
DZD6,311.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
$74.47
DZD10,010.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
$70.88
DZD9,527.98
|
|
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