Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 51.0% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$2.37
DZD315.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$3.46
DZD460.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.50
DZD66.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.22
DZD29.01
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.14
DZD18.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$3.82
DZD508.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$3.24
DZD432.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.69
DZD225.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$2.22
DZD296.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.40
DZD186.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.35
DZD180.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.73
DZD97.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.31
DZD40.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.22
DZD29.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.20
DZD27.21
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$1.23
DZD163.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$14.54
DZD1,936.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,194,785.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$3.78
DZD503.69
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$19.66
DZD2,619.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$160.86
DZD21,431.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$98.85
DZD13,170.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$34.99
DZD4,662.27
|
|
pay 76.1% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$63.75
DZD8,493.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$2,483.44
DZD330,874.33
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.53
DZD203.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.66
DZD87.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$2.56
DZD340.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$18.16
DZD2,419.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.35
DZD579.54
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Algeria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$37.32
DZD4,971.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$41.91
DZD5,583.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$76.31
DZD10,166.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$74.35
DZD9,905.20
|
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