Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 0.7% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD384.12
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD584.89
|
$4.45
₹375.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD72.30
|
$0.43
₹36.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
$0.20
₹17.27
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.02
|
$0.54
₹45.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD470.51
|
$3.76
₹317.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD481.99
|
$2.45
₹206.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD234.21
|
$0.93
₹78.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD327.09
|
$1.61
₹136.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD190.40
|
$1.27
₹107.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD172.34
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD104.21
|
$0.63
₹52.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.19
|
$0.26
₹21.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.11
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD27.71
|
$0.24
₹20.18
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD163.90
|
$4.63
₹390.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,429.16
|
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,426,773.37
|
$17,776.60
₹1,500,263.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD462.12
|
$3.56
₹300.05
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,440.77
|
$10.05
₹848.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD28,905.95
|
$195.87
₹16,530.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,312.48
|
$116.42
₹9,825.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,629.92
|
$31.71
₹2,675.88
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,329.23
|
$84.21
₹7,107.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD346,455.70
|
$1,425.36
₹120,293.89
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD196.86
|
$2.01
₹170.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD128.01
|
$1.83
₹154.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD340.04
|
$4.21
₹355.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,115.55
|
$19.49
₹1,644.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD762.92
|
$2.96
₹250.04
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,807.18
|
$26.09
₹2,202.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,496.20
|
$24.99
₹2,108.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,352.95
|
$47.54
₹4,012.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,763.29
|
$35.84
₹3,024.77
|
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