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New York City vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 10.1 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 7.6 times more in New York City
Groceries: pay 6.9 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 5.7 times more in New York City
Housing: pay 12.2 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 30.5 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 73.7% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in New York City are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New York City.

New York City vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 7.6 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD391.13	$30.00	+941.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD595.56	$12.00	+173.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD73.62	$3.22	+494.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD28.54	$2.39	+1034.8%
Average			+661.1%

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pay 6.9 times more for groceries

	Algiers	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.35	$4.82	+3463.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD479.09	$8.52	+141.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD490.79	$5.80	+60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD238.49	$5.06	+187.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD333.06	$6.82	+178.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD193.88	$3.25	+127.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD175.49	$1.04	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD106.11	$2.67	+241.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD47.03	$2.70	+678.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD29.64	$1.73	+694.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD28.21	$1.66	+698.9%
Average			+586.6%

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pay 5.7 times more for transportation

	Algiers	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD166.89	$3.80	+209.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	$132.50	+1136.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	$35,000.00	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD470.55	$22.40	+546.3%
Average			+474.3%

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pay 12.2 times more for housing

	Algiers	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	$68.20	+272.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	$4,097.13	+1790.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	$2,883.17	+1999.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	$136.26	+400.6%
Average			+1115.7%

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pay 30.5 times more for childcare

	Algiers	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	$3,253.56	+3729.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	$59,000.00	+2170.8%
Average			+2950.2%

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pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD200.45	$9.00	+509.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD130.35	$5.95	+519.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD346.24	$17.00	+566.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	$148.06	+533.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD776.84	$20.00	+249.6%
Average			+475.8%

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pay 73.7% more for clothing

	Algiers	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	$68.92	+91.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	$45.62	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	$107.85	+53.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	$168.36	+156.2%
Average			+73.7%

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