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Algiers vs. Rapid City Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 59.7% cheaper than Rapid City.

Restaurants: pay 75.3% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 42.5% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 47.2% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 76.7% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 87.0% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Algiers

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Rapid City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Rapid City, you would:

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pay 75.3% less for restaurants

	Rapid City	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$3.38 DZD438.05	-77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.43	$4.82 DZD625.84	-53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.63	$0.59 DZD76.99	-83.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66	$0.23 DZD29.70	-86.2%
Average			-75.3%

Rapid City vs. Algiers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.5% less for groceries

	Rapid City	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97	$0.18 DZD22.82	-94.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$5.09 DZD660.61	-23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96	$3.75 DZD486.85	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38	$1.77 DZD229.96	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$2.34 DZD303.30	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.39 DZD180.85	-37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70	$1.36 DZD176.50	+94.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76	$0.67 DZD86.43	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79	$0.44 DZD56.65	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.29 DZD37.10	-77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.26 DZD33.92	-81.8%
Average			-42.5%

Rapid City vs. Algiers - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.2% less for transportation

	Rapid City	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08	$1.33 DZD172.35	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,500.00	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.07	$3.45 DZD448.07	-73.6%
Average			-47.2%

Rapid City vs. Algiers - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.7% less for housing

	Rapid City	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.00	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,030.00	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,138.80	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	-87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.52	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	-74.5%
Average			-76.7%

Rapid City vs. Algiers - Cost of housing

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

	Rapid City	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$700.00	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36
Average			-87.0%

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pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rapid City	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$2.35 DZD304.42	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$0.94 DZD122.01	-82.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.50	$2.79 DZD362.15	-70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.00	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$5.15 DZD668.49	-57.1%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Rapid City	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.67	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.33	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.00	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	-32.6%
Average			-29.2%

Rapid City vs. Algiers - Cost of clothing

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