Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 20.9% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
$2.44
DZD325.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$3.55
DZD472.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$0.51
DZD68.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$0.22
DZD29.19
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$0.14
DZD18.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$3.68
DZD489.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$3.15
DZD419.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$1.69
DZD224.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$2.04
DZD271.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$1.36
DZD180.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$1.38
DZD183.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$0.74
DZD97.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$0.30
DZD40.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$0.23
DZD30.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.20
DZD27.18
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
$1.19
DZD158.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
$13.00
DZD1,732.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
$31,882.05
DZD4,247,289.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
$3.42
DZD455.24
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
$18.57
DZD2,474.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$156.36
DZD20,830.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
$93.70
DZD12,482.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$33.89
DZD4,514.27
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
$67.12
DZD8,941.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
$2,399.66
DZD319,679.83
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$1.38
DZD184.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$0.74
DZD98.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$2.53
DZD337.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
$17.48
DZD2,328.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$4.61
DZD614.16
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$34.95
DZD4,655.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
$42.87
DZD5,710.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$69.58
DZD9,269.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
$66.63
DZD8,876.87
|
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