Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 69.0% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 85.2% more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD388.53
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD591.60
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD73.13
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.35
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.23
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD475.91
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD487.52
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD236.90
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD330.85
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD192.59
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD174.32
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD105.40
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.72
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.45
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD165.78
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,445.56
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,477,565.22
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD467.43
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 99.4% more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,468.78
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD29,237.61
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,522.59
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,671.57
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,459.22
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD350,430.86
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD199.12
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD129.48
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD343.94
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,151.29
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD771.67
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,862.33
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,570.74
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,460.26
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,863.84
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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