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Algiers vs. Chengdu Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 19.0% cheaper than Chengdu.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 6.0% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 80.0% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Algiers

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Chengdu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7% less for restaurants

	Chengdu	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 CN¥20.41	$2.88 DZD391.48	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.71	$4.39 DZD596.09	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 CN¥3.27	$0.54 DZD73.68	+21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.20	$0.21 DZD28.57	-30.1%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Chengdu	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 CN¥11.22	$0.14 DZD18.36	-91.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 CN¥44.64	$3.53 DZD479.52	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 CN¥49.61	$3.61 DZD491.22	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 CN¥13.35	$1.76 DZD238.70	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 CN¥13.59	$2.45 DZD333.36	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.55	$1.43 DZD194.05	+59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 CN¥4.12	$1.29 DZD175.64	+129.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.67	$0.78 DZD106.20	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 CN¥3.32	$0.35 DZD47.07	-23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$0.22 DZD29.67	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.62	$0.21 DZD28.24	-41.8%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Chengdu	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.54	$1.23 DZD167.04	-72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.83 CN¥204.07	$10.72 DZD1,456.54	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	$33,197.40 DZD4,511,569.35	+76.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$3.47 DZD470.98	-0.4%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 6.0% less for housing

	Chengdu	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 CN¥86.67	$18.30 DZD2,487.53	+54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	$216.77 DZD29,459.65	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	$137.33 DZD18,663.26	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.71 CN¥269.19	$27.22 DZD3,699.45	-25.8%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 80.0% less for childcare

	Chengdu	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	$84.96 DZD11,546.25	-77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	$2,598.15 DZD353,092.15	-82.4%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Chengdu	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$1.48 DZD200.63	+32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.19	$0.96 DZD130.47	-69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$2.55 DZD346.55	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.49 CN¥252.92	$23.36 DZD3,175.23	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$5.72 DZD777.53	+2.8%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Chengdu	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.91 CN¥336.62	$36.05 DZD4,899.26	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.98 CN¥329.82	$48.72 DZD6,620.64	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.99 CN¥579.23	$70.14 DZD9,532.10	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.36 CN¥471.90	$65.72 DZD8,931.15	+2.1%
Average			-5.6%

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