Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 54.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Algiers instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
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