Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 29.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$2.95
DZD396.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$4.79
DZD644.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$0.53
DZD71.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.15
DZD20.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$4.21
DZD565.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$3.39
DZD455.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$1.60
DZD215.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$2.25
DZD302.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.33
DZD179.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$1.46
DZD196.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.72
DZD96.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.35
DZD47.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.27
DZD36.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$1.20
DZD160.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$11.06
DZD1,487.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,967,358.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$3.32
DZD446.33
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$23.58
DZD3,172.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$246.03
DZD33,102.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$136.53
DZD18,370.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$36.23
DZD4,875.31
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$108.05
DZD14,538.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,071.17
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$1.84
DZD247.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$0.89
DZD120.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$2.54
DZD342.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$21.38
DZD2,876.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$5.16
DZD694.29
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$40.35
DZD5,429.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$41.13
DZD5,533.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$80.64
DZD10,850.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$75.75
DZD10,191.80
|
|
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