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Algiers vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 26.3% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 39.6% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 74.7% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 97.2% more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Algiers

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Algiers. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 69.9% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$3.38 DZD440.23	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.82 DZD628.95	-56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.59 DZD77.38	-71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.23 DZD29.85	-76.0%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.18 DZD22.94	-93.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.09 DZD663.90	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.75 DZD489.27	-55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.77 DZD231.10	-67.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.34 DZD304.81	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.39 DZD181.75	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.36 DZD177.38	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.67 DZD86.86	-82.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.44 DZD56.93	-88.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.29 DZD37.28	-77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.26 DZD34.09	-79.8%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 39.6% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$1.33 DZD173.21	-78.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.73 DZD1,529.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.45 DZD450.30	-93.3%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 74.7% less for housing

	Saint John's	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	-66.2%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 97.2% more for childcare

	Saint John's	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$91.34 DZD11,907.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	+97.2%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.35 DZD305.93	+26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$0.94 DZD122.62	-76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.79 DZD363.95
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.15 DZD671.81	-16.9%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.82 DZD5,842.81
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$74.11 DZD9,662.01
Average			-11.8%

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