Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.6 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD388.53
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD591.60
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD73.13
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.35
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.23
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD475.91
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD487.52
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD236.90
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD330.85
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD192.59
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD174.32
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD105.40
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.72
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.45
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD165.78
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,445.56
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,477,565.22
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD467.43
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,468.78
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD29,237.61
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,522.59
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,671.57
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,459.22
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD350,430.86
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD199.12
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD129.48
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD343.94
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,151.29
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD771.67
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,862.33
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,570.74
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,460.26
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,863.84
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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