Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Algiers, Algeria

Algiers vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 15.0% cheaper than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% less in Algiers

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Algiers. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Algiers.

Algiers vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 77.6% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.88 DZD384.31
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.39 DZD585.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.54 DZD72.34	-74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.21 DZD28.04	-80.4%
Average			-77.6%

North Korea vs. Algiers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	North Korea	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.14 DZD18.03	-93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.53 DZD470.74
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$3.61 DZD482.23	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.76 DZD234.33	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.45 DZD327.26
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.43 DZD190.50
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.29 DZD172.43
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.78 DZD104.26
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.35 DZD46.21
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 DZD29.13
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.21 DZD27.72
Average			-39.3%

North Korea vs. Algiers - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.23 DZD163.98
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.72 DZD1,429.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,197.40 DZD4,428,978.61
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.47 DZD462.35

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	North Korea	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$18.30 DZD2,441.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$216.77 DZD28,920.35	+152.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$137.33 DZD18,321.60	+60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$27.22 DZD3,631.73
Average			+106.5%

North Korea vs. Algiers - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$84.96 DZD11,334.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,598.15 DZD346,628.29

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pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.48 DZD196.96	-88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$0.96 DZD128.08	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.55 DZD340.21
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$23.36 DZD3,117.10
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.72 DZD763.30
Average			-49.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$36.05 DZD4,809.57
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$48.72 DZD6,499.44
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.14 DZD9,357.60
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$65.72 DZD8,767.65

North Korea vs. Algiers - Cost of clothing

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