Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 59.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Algiers instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$3.01
DZD402.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$4.45
DZD594.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$0.55
DZD72.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$0.23
DZD30.25
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$0.13
DZD17.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$4.25
DZD567.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$3.61
DZD481.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$1.80
DZD241.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$2.67
DZD356.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$1.53
DZD204.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$1.32
DZD176.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.82
DZD108.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$0.32
DZD43.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.21
DZD28.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.21
DZD28.37
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$1.26
DZD167.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$10.99
DZD1,467.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$33,545.06
DZD4,479,539.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$3.67
DZD490.11
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$20.10
DZD2,684.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$236.49
DZD31,580.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$146.44
DZD19,555.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$27.20
DZD3,632.13
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$97.87
DZD13,068.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$2,634.38
DZD351,790.02
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$1.89
DZD252.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$0.89
DZD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$2.60
DZD346.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$23.55
DZD3,144.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$5.78
DZD772.01
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$37.39
DZD4,993.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$46.95
DZD6,269.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$74.47
DZD9,944.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$70.88
DZD9,465.72
|
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