Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 62.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Algeria instead of France, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.01
|
$2.44
DZD328.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.43
|
$3.55
DZD476.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.62
|
$0.51
DZD68.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$0.22
DZD29.42
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.65
|
$0.14
DZD18.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.12
|
$3.68
DZD493.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.33
|
$3.15
DZD422.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
$1.69
DZD226.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.59
|
$2.04
DZD273.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.36
DZD182.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.38
DZD185.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.74
DZD98.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$0.30
DZD40.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.87
|
$0.23
DZD30.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.20
DZD27.40
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.96
|
$1.19
DZD160.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.37
|
$13.00
DZD1,746.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,008.27
|
$31,882.05
DZD4,280,962.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.95
|
$3.42
DZD458.85
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.86
|
$18.57
DZD2,493.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€720.07
|
$156.36
DZD20,995.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€580.13
|
$93.70
DZD12,581.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€134.47
|
$33.89
DZD4,550.06
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€662.57
|
$67.12
DZD9,012.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,795.89
|
$2,399.66
DZD322,214.29
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$1.38
DZD185.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.89
|
$0.74
DZD99.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.36
|
$2.53
DZD340.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.47
|
$17.48
DZD2,347.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.61
|
$4.61
DZD619.03
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
France
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.03
|
$34.95
DZD4,692.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.24
|
$42.87
DZD5,755.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€87.85
|
$69.58
DZD9,343.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€121.80
|
$66.63
DZD8,947.25
|
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