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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 86.9% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 93.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Sao Jose dos Campos

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Sao Jose dos Campos are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD391.13	$4.35 R$26.92	+51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD595.56	$6.10 R$37.69	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD73.62	$1.24 R$7.65	+128.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD28.54	$0.75 R$4.63	+256.3%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 93.2% more for groceries

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.35	$1.24 R$7.65	+815.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD479.09	$4.00 R$24.72	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD490.79	$3.71 R$22.94	+2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD238.49	$1.99 R$12.29	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD333.06	$1.49 R$9.23	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD193.88	$0.81 R$5.01	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD175.49	$0.67 R$4.17	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD106.11	$0.46 R$2.87	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD47.03	$0.66 R$4.09	+91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD29.64	$0.54 R$3.35	+148.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD28.21	$0.44 R$2.73	+112.3%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD166.89	$3.49 R$21.58	+184.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	$24.82 R$153.45	+131.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD470.55	$9.37 R$57.93	+170.4%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	$19.08 R$117.96	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	$338.41 R$2,092.13	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	$249.66 R$1,543.46	+81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	$29.69 R$183.54	+9.1%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	$316.02 R$1,953.68	+272.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	+171.5%
Average			+221.8%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD200.45	$1.74 R$10.77	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD130.35	$1.60 R$9.86	+66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD346.24	$2.09 R$12.92	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	$20.66 R$127.74	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD776.84	$5.23 R$32.30	-8.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Algiers	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	$58.03 R$358.76	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	$45.00 R$278.18	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	$75.09 R$464.25	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	$64.70 R$399.97	-1.6%
Average			+14.7%

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