Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Oran, Algeria

Oran vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Oran is 54.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% less in Oran
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Oran
Transportation: pay 71.4% less in Oran
Housing: pay 74.2% less in Oran
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Oran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% less in Oran
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Oran

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Oran.

Oran vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oran instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 81.3% less for restaurants

	Rome	Oran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.40	$1.46 DZD195.43	-90.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.60	$2.89 DZD385.79	-73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.00	$0.46 DZD61.29	-79.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.01	$0.20 DZD26.78	-82.1%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Oran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.60	$0.15 DZD19.46	-91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.27	$3.00 DZD400.08	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.55	$3.10 DZD413.32	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.37	$1.79 DZD238.63	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.38	$2.48 DZD330.21	-49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.25 DZD166.72	+16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.83	$1.44 DZD192.20	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.86 DZD115.19	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$0.33 DZD44.18	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.23 DZD31.18	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.17 DZD22.95	-78.1%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 71.4% less for transportation

	Rome	Oran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.40	$1.25 DZD166.67	-82.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.61	$7.57 DZD1,009.54	-79.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,004.57	$14,628.54 DZD1,951,644.33	-45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.36	$3.79 DZD505.36	-77.9%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 74.2% less for housing

	Rome	Oran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.39	$15.33 DZD2,045.75	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,057.43	$213.45 DZD28,477.14	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €683.65	$109.57 DZD14,618.52	-85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €149.85	$31.29 DZD4,174.22	-81.3%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Oran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €455.86	$43.82 DZD5,846.09	-91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,398.50	$2,801.25 DZD373,724.22	-73.3%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Oran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.80	$1.26 DZD168.75	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.37	$0.78 DZD104.03	-48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.76	$2.53 DZD337.50	-60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €52.24	$23.51 DZD3,137.11	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.60	$5.86 DZD781.72	-45.3%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Oran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €58.62	$58.23 DZD7,768.05	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.54	$49.91 DZD6,659.11	+62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €69.13	$126.59 DZD16,888.54	+64.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €91.67	$92.57 DZD12,350.19	-9.5%
Average			+26.5%

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