Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 84.7% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD402.15
|
$2.26
THB75.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD594.55
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD72.78
|
$0.63
THB21.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.24
|
$0.35
THB11.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.87
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD567.11
|
$7.97
THB268.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD481.63
|
$6.00
THB201.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD240.96
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD356.25
|
$1.07
THB36.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD204.84
|
$1.19
THB40.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD176.54
|
$0.48
THB16.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD108.84
|
$0.79
THB26.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD43.04
|
$0.63
THB21.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.14
|
$0.64
THB21.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.36
|
$0.45
THB15.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD167.59
|
$4.25
THB142.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,467.39
|
$22.11
THB743.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,478,898.05
|
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD490.04
|
$9.24
THB310.64
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,684.36
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,576.38
|
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,553.00
|
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,631.61
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,066.91
|
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD351,739.64
|
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD252.30
|
$1.87
THB63.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD118.24
|
$1.81
THB60.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD346.53
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,144.06
|
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD771.90
|
$5.45
THB183.39
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD4,992.92
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,269.02
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD9,943.21
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,464.36
|
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
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