Cost of living comparison
Austin is 5.4 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Austin instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD398.35
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD588.92
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD72.09
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD29.96
|
$2.19
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.70
|
$3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD561.74
|
$6.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD477.07
|
$3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD238.68
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD352.88
|
$5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD202.90
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD174.87
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD107.81
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.63
|
$1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD27.88
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD166.00
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,453.50
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,436,493.14
|
$35,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD485.40
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,658.95
|
$66.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,277.43
|
$2,348.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,367.88
|
$1,570.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,597.23
|
$132.48
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD12,943.20
|
$1,476.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD348,409.47
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD249.92
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD117.12
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD343.25
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,114.29
|
$57.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD764.59
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 50.9% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD4,945.64
|
$61.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,209.66
|
$55.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD9,849.07
|
$98.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,374.75
|
$132.87
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Austin or Algiers. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.