Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 66.8% cheaper than Palo Alto.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
|
$2.88
DZD384.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.39
DZD584.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.54
DZD72.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.22
|
$0.14
DZD18.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
|
$3.53
DZD470.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$3.61
DZD481.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
|
$1.76
DZD234.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$2.45
DZD327.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$1.43
DZD190.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$1.29
DZD172.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.78
DZD104.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.35
DZD46.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.22
DZD29.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.21
DZD27.71
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$1.23
DZD163.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$10.72
DZD1,429.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$33,197.40
DZD4,426,773.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$3.47
DZD462.12
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$18.30
DZD2,440.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,397.50
|
$216.77
DZD28,905.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,198.33
|
$137.33
DZD18,312.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$27.22
DZD3,629.92
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,705.00
|
$84.96
DZD11,329.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$2,598.15
DZD346,455.70
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.48
DZD196.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$0.96
DZD128.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.55
DZD340.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$23.36
DZD3,115.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.99
|
$5.72
DZD762.92
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Palo Alto
|
Algiers
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$36.05
DZD4,807.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$48.72
DZD6,496.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$70.14
DZD9,352.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$65.72
DZD8,763.29
|
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