Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Algeria vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 40.6% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in Algeria
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Algeria
Housing: pay 78.9% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Algeria

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Algeria.

Algeria vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algeria instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 48.4% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB789.78	$2.44 DZD325.55	-59.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB820.75	$3.55 DZD472.92	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.33	$0.51 DZD68.29	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB66.10	$0.22 DZD29.20	-56.4%
Average			-48.4%

Ethiopia vs. Algeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB158.16	$0.14 DZD18.81	-88.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB638.86	$3.68 DZD490.15	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB800.13	$3.15 DZD419.60	-48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.71	$1.69 DZD224.71	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB743.21	$2.04 DZD271.47	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB434.56	$1.36 DZD180.83	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.65	$1.38 DZD184.06	+172.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.93	$0.74 DZD97.97	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.88	$0.30 DZD40.14	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.97	$0.23 DZD30.08	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.54	$0.20 DZD27.19	-74.3%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB642.32	$1.19 DZD158.95	-75.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,316.30	$13.00 DZD1,733.10	+30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,290,741.60	$31,882.05 DZD4,248,843.31	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB482.42	$3.42 DZD455.41	-6.8%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 78.9% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,530.61	$18.57 DZD2,475.20	-89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,914.30	$156.36 DZD20,838.22	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,645.42	$93.70 DZD12,486.96	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,432.41	$33.89 DZD4,515.93	-72.9%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,724.30	$67.12 DZD8,944.49	-17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,780,736.08	$2,399.66 DZD319,796.79	-94.5%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.63	$1.38 DZD184.36	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.34	$0.74 DZD98.56	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB526.52	$2.53 DZD337.65	-36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,924.99	$17.48 DZD2,329.47	-80.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB881.92	$4.61 DZD614.39	-31.2%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,362.10	$34.95 DZD4,657.20	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,894.16	$42.87 DZD5,712.62	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,326.93	$69.58 DZD9,273.03	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,706.28	$66.63 DZD8,880.12	-44.2%
Average			-37.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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