Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 30.4% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL140.24
|
$2.37
DZD317.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL120.20
|
$3.46
DZD464.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.76
|
$0.50
DZD66.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.52
|
$0.14
DZD18.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL90.87
|
$3.82
DZD513.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL79.82
|
$3.24
DZD435.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL45.01
|
$1.69
DZD227.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL42.23
|
$2.22
DZD298.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.41
|
$1.40
DZD188.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL14.97
|
$1.35
DZD182.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.07
|
$0.73
DZD98.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.76
|
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.64
|
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL92.75
|
$1.23
DZD164.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL234.39
|
$14.54
DZD1,953.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL430,724.71
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,231,494.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL75.13
|
$3.78
DZD508.10
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL184.17
|
$19.66
DZD2,642.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,705.71
|
$160.86
DZD21,618.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,866.49
|
$98.85
DZD13,285.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,227.79
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.07
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,684.93
|
$63.75
DZD8,567.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL76,914.10
|
$2,483.44
DZD333,769.86
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL25.04
|
$1.53
DZD205.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.70
|
$0.66
DZD88.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL48.22
|
$2.56
DZD343.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL788.31
|
$18.16
DZD2,440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL130.22
|
$4.35
DZD584.62
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL934.91
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL828.32
|
$41.91
DZD5,632.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,620.37
|
$76.31
DZD10,255.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,191.06
|
$74.35
DZD9,991.88
|
|
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