Cost of living comparison

Apia, Samoa

compared to

Algiers, Algeria

Algiers vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 50.4% cheaper than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 78.8% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 63.5% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Algiers

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Apia, you would:

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pay 78.8% less for restaurants

	Apia	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$2.88 DZD382.11	-95.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$4.39 DZD581.82	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$0.54 DZD71.92	-74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$0.21 DZD27.88	-86.2%
Average			-78.8%

Apia vs. Algiers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% less for groceries

	Apia	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$0.14 DZD17.92	-80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.53 DZD468.04
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$3.61 DZD479.47	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.76 DZD232.99
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.45 DZD325.38
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.43 DZD189.41
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.29 DZD171.44
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.78 DZD103.66
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.35 DZD45.95
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 DZD28.96
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.21 DZD27.56
Average			-63.5%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.23 DZD163.04
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.72 DZD1,421.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,197.40 DZD4,403,590.87
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.47 DZD459.70

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$18.30 DZD2,427.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$216.77 DZD28,754.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$137.33 DZD18,216.58
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$27.22 DZD3,610.91

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$84.96 DZD11,269.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,598.15 DZD344,641.35

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$1.48 DZD195.83	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$0.96 DZD127.34	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.55 DZD338.26
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$23.36 DZD3,099.23
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.72 DZD758.92
Average			-56.4%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Apia	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$36.05 DZD4,782.00	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$48.72 DZD6,462.18	+33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$70.14 DZD9,303.96	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$65.72 DZD8,717.40	-27.9%
Average			-3.1%

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