Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 36.8% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Albania, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$2.37
DZD315.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$3.46
DZD460.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$0.50
DZD66.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.22
DZD29.01
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.14
DZD18.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$3.82
DZD508.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$3.24
DZD432.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$1.69
DZD225.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$2.22
DZD296.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$1.40
DZD186.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$1.35
DZD180.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.73
DZD97.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.31
DZD40.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.22
DZD29.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.20
DZD27.21
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$1.23
DZD163.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$14.54
DZD1,936.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,194,785.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$3.78
DZD503.69
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$19.66
DZD2,619.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$160.86
DZD21,431.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$98.85
DZD13,170.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$34.99
DZD4,662.27
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$63.75
DZD8,493.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$2,483.44
DZD330,874.33
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$1.53
DZD203.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$0.66
DZD87.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$2.56
DZD340.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$18.16
DZD2,419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$4.35
DZD579.54
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
Albania
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$37.32
DZD4,971.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$41.91
DZD5,583.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$76.31
DZD10,166.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$74.35
DZD9,905.20
|
|
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