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Algiers vs. Sialkot Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 3.1 times more expensive than Sialkot.

Restaurants: pay 94.5% more in Algiers
Groceries: pay 90.6% more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 0.8% more in Algiers
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Algiers
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Algiers

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Algiers are more expensive than in Sialkot. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Sialkot Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Sialkot, you would:

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pay 94.5% more for restaurants

	Sialkot	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.06 PKR298.89	$3.38 DZD440.23	+218.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.74 PKR772.14	$4.82 DZD628.95	+76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR108.41	$0.59 DZD77.38	+54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 PKR49.82	$0.23 DZD29.85	+29.5%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

	Sialkot	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 PKR166.05	$0.18 DZD22.94	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 PKR614.39	$5.09 DZD663.90	+133.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 PKR792.00	$3.75 DZD489.27	+33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR345.60	$1.77 DZD231.10	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.20 PKR338.94	$2.34 DZD304.81	+94.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 PKR135.58	$1.39 DZD181.75	+189.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR85.86	$1.36 DZD177.38	+346.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR113.19	$0.67 DZD86.86	+65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.15	$0.44 DZD56.93	+83.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.67	$0.29 DZD37.28	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.89	$0.26 DZD34.09	+10.1%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 0.8% more for transportation

	Sialkot	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	$1.33 DZD173.21	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.61 PKR2,988.93	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	+10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.10 PKR1,155.72	$3.45 DZD450.30	-15.8%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Sialkot	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.19 PKR1,743.54	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	+208.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$47.74 PKR13,450.18	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	+364.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$31.83 PKR8,966.79	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	+360.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	-59.1%
Average			+218.7%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Sialkot	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	+330.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$265.24 PKR74,723.22	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	+1275.5%
Average			+803.0%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sialkot	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR846.86	$2.35 DZD305.93	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.47 PKR415.13	$0.94 DZD122.62	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR597.79	$2.79 DZD363.95	+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	+231.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$5.15 DZD671.81	+21.4%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Sialkot	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.20 PKR3,154.98	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	+260.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.56 PKR3,819.19	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	+230.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.52 PKR7,472.32	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	+167.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	+249.3%
Average			+226.7%

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