Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 57.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Finland, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$2.44
DZD325.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$3.55
DZD472.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$0.51
DZD68.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.22
DZD29.19
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$0.14
DZD18.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.68
DZD489.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$3.15
DZD419.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$1.69
DZD224.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$2.04
DZD271.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.36
DZD180.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.38
DZD183.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.74
DZD97.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.30
DZD40.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.23
DZD30.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.20
DZD27.18
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$1.19
DZD158.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$13.00
DZD1,732.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$31,882.05
DZD4,247,289.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$3.42
DZD455.24
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$18.57
DZD2,474.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$156.36
DZD20,830.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$93.70
DZD12,482.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$33.89
DZD4,514.27
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$67.12
DZD8,941.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$2,399.66
DZD319,679.83
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$1.38
DZD184.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$0.74
DZD98.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$2.53
DZD337.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$17.48
DZD2,328.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$4.61
DZD614.16
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$34.95
DZD4,655.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$42.87
DZD5,710.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$69.58
DZD9,269.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$66.63
DZD8,876.87
|
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