| Seattle | Hassi Messaoud | |
| Taxi start | USD 2.50 | USD 0.63 |
| Milk (1 liter) | USD 0.90 | USD 0.55 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | USD 1 530.08 | USD 222.12 |
| Rice (white) | USD 3.28 | USD 1.33 |
| Utilities (Electricity, Heating, ...) for medium apartment | USD 127.81 | USD 54.87 |