Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Russia
  3. Algeria
  4. Comparison
RUB
COMPARED TO
DZD

Algeria is 0.3% cheaper than Russia.

If you lived in Algeria instead of Russia, you would:
local_dining

pay 34.1% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.12
₽366.04
$2.15
DZD234.22
-64.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.35
₽200.12
$3.64
DZD396.49
+8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
₽39.93
$0.48
DZD52.22
-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.39
₽23.28
$0.19
DZD20.47
-51.8%
Average -34.1%
Russia vs. Algeria - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 1.1% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.43
₽25.61
$0.15
DZD16.13
-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
₽188.20
$2.89
DZD315.10
-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₽173.90
$2.07
DZD226.29
-28.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.98
₽58.47
$1.04
DZD113.13
+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.44
₽86.41
$1.60
DZD174.01
+10.5%
Apples (1 lb) $0.55
₽33.12
$0.86
DZD93.89
+55.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.42
₽24.91
$1.02
DZD111.19
+144.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.54
₽32.26
$0.52
DZD56.77
-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.77
₽45.84
$0.26
DZD28.29
-66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.20
₽11.76
$0.17
DZD18.56
-13.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.19
₽11.24
$0.15
DZD16.62
-18.9%
Average +1.1%
Russia vs. Algeria - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 12.0% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.19
₽130.94
$1.09
DZD119.15
-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass $16.22
₽970.35
$11.85
DZD1,292.13
-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,709.63
₽939,842.74
$22,457.25
DZD2,449,479.44
+43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $2.75
₽164.69
$5.01
DZD546.98
+82.2%
Average +12.0%
Russia vs. Algeria - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.0 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $6.86
₽410.20
$44.28
DZD4,829.34
+545.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $257.34
₽15,395.44
$162.41
DZD17,714.00
-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $182.21
₽10,900.86
$106.35
DZD11,600.35
-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $69.66
₽4,167.18
$30.81
DZD3,360.68
-55.8%
Average +102.9%
Russia vs. Algeria - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 60.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $173.92
₽10,404.77
$65.52
DZD7,146.91
-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,960.88
₽236,963.02
$1,611.82
DZD175,806.25
-59.3%
Average -60.8%
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gamepad

pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
₽71.65
$1.40
DZD152.27
+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.43
₽85.40
$0.44
DZD48.30
-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.83
₽109.78
$2.03
DZD221.81
+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $29.13
₽1,742.61
$18.09
DZD1,972.96
-37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.93
₽235.04
$3.96
DZD432.31
+0.9%
Average -15.7%
Russia vs. Algeria - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 7.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.34
₽3,131.20
$32.53
DZD3,547.65
-37.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.47
₽2,061.91
$40.25
DZD4,390.26
+16.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.96
₽3,766.86
$64.19
DZD7,001.54
+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $75.48
₽4,515.91
$67.58
DZD7,371.11
-10.5%
Average -7.4%
Russia vs. Algeria - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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