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South Africa vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 99.1% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 89.9% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD391.13	$8.97 ZAR167.89	+211.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD595.56	$4.77 ZAR89.27	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD73.62	$0.95 ZAR17.86	+76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD28.54	$0.74 ZAR13.87	+252.5%
Average			+137.2%

Algiers vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

	Algiers	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.35	$0.99 ZAR18.54	+633.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD479.09	$3.67 ZAR68.77	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD490.79	$4.20 ZAR78.56	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD238.49	$2.23 ZAR41.67	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD333.06	$2.03 ZAR37.95	-17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD193.88	$0.68 ZAR12.67	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD175.49	$0.62 ZAR11.55	-52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD106.11	$0.64 ZAR12.01	-17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD47.03	$0.70 ZAR13.07	+101.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD29.64	$0.55 ZAR10.36	+153.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD28.21	$0.61 ZAR11.39	+193.0%
Average			+89.9%

Algiers vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Algiers	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD166.89	$4.99 ZAR93.35	+305.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	$52.31 ZAR978.84	+388.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	$20,607.77 ZAR385,612.54	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD470.55	$8.55 ZAR159.97	+146.7%
Average			+200.7%

Algiers vs. South Africa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Algiers	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	$41.37 ZAR774.11	+126.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	$382.55 ZAR7,158.34	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	$326.35 ZAR6,106.61	+137.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	$80.40 ZAR1,504.41	+195.3%
Average			+133.8%

Algiers vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Algiers	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	$174.12 ZAR3,258.07	+104.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	$4,033.53 ZAR75,475.36	+55.2%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD200.45	$2.11 ZAR39.44	+42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD130.35	$1.88 ZAR35.23	+96.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD346.24	$2.90 ZAR54.34	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	$29.50 ZAR552.01	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD776.84	$6.62 ZAR123.89	+15.7%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Algiers	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	$47.72 ZAR892.85	+32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	$32.06 ZAR599.89	-34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	$90.39 ZAR1,691.36	+28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	$81.37 ZAR1,522.54	+23.8%
Average			+12.7%

Algiers vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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