Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 35.1% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
|
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