Cost of living comparison
Lyon is 4.1 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Lyon instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD401.29
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD593.27
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD72.62
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.18
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.83
|
$2.61
€2.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD565.89
|
$10.56
€9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD480.60
|
$4.96
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD240.45
|
$4.16
€3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD355.49
|
$6.55
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD204.40
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD176.16
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD108.61
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.94
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.30
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD167.23
|
$7.48
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,464.24
|
$75.16
€69.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,469,274.84
|
$35,083.37
€32,262.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD488.98
|
$19.28
€17.73
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,678.60
|
$33.44
€30.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,508.54
|
$984.53
€905.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,510.99
|
$615.86
€566.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,623.81
|
$174.80
€160.75
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,038.84
|
$568.57
€522.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD350,983.90
|
$11,912.86
€10,954.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD251.76
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD117.99
|
$3.45
€3.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD345.79
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,137.31
|
$39.90
€36.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD770.24
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD4,982.19
|
$91.11
€83.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,255.55
|
$37.54
€34.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD9,921.85
|
$99.33
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,444.02
|
$142.34
€130.89
|
|
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