Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 5.5 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD398.08
|
$16.61
A$24.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD588.53
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD72.04
|
$2.58
A$3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD29.94
|
$2.32
A$3.45
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.69
|
$2.65
A$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD561.37
|
$4.93
A$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD476.76
|
$5.53
A$8.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD238.53
|
$3.86
A$5.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD352.65
|
$3.97
A$5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD202.77
|
$1.38
A$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD174.76
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD107.74
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.60
|
$1.64
A$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD27.86
|
$1.03
A$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD165.89
|
$4.83
A$7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,452.54
|
$126.80
A$188.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,433,561.64
|
$26,915.83
A$40,009.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD485.08
|
$19.61
A$29.14
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,657.19
|
$53.17
A$79.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,256.76
|
$1,491.94
A$2,217.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,355.08
|
$1,204.80
A$1,790.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,594.85
|
$125.04
A$185.86
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD12,934.65
|
$1,542.90
A$2,293.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD348,179.25
|
$19,264.75
A$28,636.23
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD249.75
|
$6.65
A$9.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD117.05
|
$3.40
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD343.03
|
$29.91
A$44.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,112.24
|
$51.92
A$77.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD764.09
|
$14.62
A$21.73
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD4,942.38
|
$79.63
A$118.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,205.56
|
$52.42
A$77.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD9,842.56
|
$105.56
A$156.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,368.56
|
$115.21
A$171.26
|
|
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