Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Algeria

Algeria vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 35.7% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Algeria
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Algeria
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Algeria

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Algeria.

Algeria vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algeria instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Romania	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON38.89	$2.44 DZD325.55	-71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON28.75	$3.55 DZD472.92	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.80	$0.51 DZD68.29	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.49	$0.22 DZD29.20	-84.7%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Romania	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.89	$0.14 DZD18.81	-86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON17.22	$3.68 DZD490.15	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON24.80	$3.15 DZD419.60	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON12.85	$1.69 DZD224.71	-40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON12.27	$2.04 DZD271.47	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.15	$1.36 DZD180.83	+186.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON2.98	$1.38 DZD184.06	+110.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.94	$0.74 DZD97.97	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.86	$0.30 DZD40.14	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.71	$0.23 DZD30.08	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.86	$0.20 DZD27.19	-50.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Romania	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON25.65	$1.19 DZD158.95	-78.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON94.19	$13.00 DZD1,733.10	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON114,320.57	$31,882.05 DZD4,248,843.31	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON29.06	$3.42 DZD455.41	-46.6%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Romania	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON38.39	$18.57 DZD2,475.20	+119.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,653.70	$156.36 DZD20,838.22	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,212.55	$93.70 DZD12,486.96	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON487.85	$33.89 DZD4,515.93	-68.4%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Romania	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,843.08	$67.12 DZD8,944.49	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON28,554.49	$2,399.66 DZD319,796.79	-61.8%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.15	$1.38 DZD184.36	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.01	$0.74 DZD98.56	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON24.08	$2.53 DZD337.65	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON169.95	$17.48 DZD2,329.47	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON28.12	$4.61 DZD614.39	-25.5%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Romania	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON262.05	$34.95 DZD4,657.20	-39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON158.58	$42.87 DZD5,712.62	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON316.97	$69.58 DZD9,273.03	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON365.92	$66.63 DZD8,880.12	-17.3%
Average			-8.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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