Cost of living comparison
Salt Lake City is 4.8 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD384.12
|
$16.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD584.89
|
$10.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD72.30
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
$1.89
|
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pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.02
|
$3.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD470.51
|
$6.53
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD481.99
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD234.21
|
$3.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD327.09
|
$4.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD190.40
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD172.34
|
$1.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD104.21
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.19
|
$1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.11
|
$1.26
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD27.71
|
$1.22
|
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pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD163.90
|
$3.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,429.16
|
$89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,426,773.37
|
$30,050.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD462.12
|
$13.93
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,440.77
|
$74.44
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD28,905.95
|
$1,664.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,312.48
|
$1,361.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,629.92
|
$130.40
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,329.23
|
$1,073.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD346,455.70
|
$8,400.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD196.86
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD128.01
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD340.04
|
$8.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,115.55
|
$35.75
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD762.92
|
$12.00
|
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pay 49.7% more for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,807.18
|
$66.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,496.20
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,352.95
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,763.29
|
$113.12
|
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