Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 4.0% cheaper than Algiers.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD398.08
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD588.53
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD72.04
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD29.94
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.69
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD561.37
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD476.76
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD238.53
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD352.65
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD202.77
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD174.76
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD107.74
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.60
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD27.86
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD165.89
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,452.54
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,433,561.64
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD485.08
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,657.19
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,256.76
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,355.08
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,594.85
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD12,934.65
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD348,179.25
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD249.75
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD117.05
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD343.03
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,112.24
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD764.09
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD4,942.38
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,205.56
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD9,842.56
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,368.56
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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