Cost of living comparison
Algiers is 52.6% cheaper than Perth.
If you lived in Algiers instead of Perth, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$3.01
DZD398.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$4.45
DZD589.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$0.55
DZD72.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$0.23
DZD29.97
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$0.13
DZD17.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$4.25
DZD561.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$3.61
DZD477.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$1.80
DZD238.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$2.67
DZD352.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.53
DZD202.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$1.32
DZD174.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$0.82
DZD107.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$0.32
DZD42.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.21
DZD27.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$0.21
DZD28.10
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$1.26
DZD166.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$10.99
DZD1,453.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$33,545.06
DZD4,437,876.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$3.67
DZD485.55
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$20.10
DZD2,659.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$236.49
DZD31,287.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$146.44
DZD19,373.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$27.20
DZD3,598.35
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$97.87
DZD12,947.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$2,634.38
DZD348,518.12
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$1.89
DZD249.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$0.89
DZD117.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$2.60
DZD343.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$23.55
DZD3,115.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$5.78
DZD764.83
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Perth
|
Algiers
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$37.39
DZD4,947.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$46.95
DZD6,211.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$74.47
DZD9,852.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$70.88
DZD9,377.68
|
|
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