Embassy of Algeria K.Lumpur

COST FACTOR

Average gross slaries

1$=73,97 DA
1€=87,14 DA

Sector of activity	Average gross salaries / DA
Sector of activity	executive	Managerial staff
Water and energy Hydrocarbons Industry Construction public works Services Hydrocarbons services and public works	19.400 38.500 18.500 15.800 19.100 29.200	34.900 61.800 33.900 33.900 35.400 78.900

The gross salaries include the bonus and indemnity.
The Guaranteed Minimum National Wage in Algeria is 10.000DA

2. Social security contributions

Categories	Rate	Observations
Employer's charges Employees charges Contribution levy	26% 9% 1%	Applicable to gross salaries Social security benefits, retirement and unemployment Applicable to the emplyees contribution levy (extinction expected for 2006)

3. Energy (Sonelgaz)

Products	Unit	Costs net of taxes / DA
		From 01/06/2005	From 01/12/2005
* Natural gas - High pressure - Mid pressure - Low pressure * Electricity - High pressure - Mid pressure - Low pressure	therm therm therm KW/H KW/H KW/H	0 ,17 0,33 0,3 4 2,09 3, 08 3.68	0 ,1 9 0,3 6 0,37 2,30 3, 39 3.68

Petrol	Unit	Costs at the station
- Premium gasoline - Regular gasoline - Lead-free gasoline - LPG - Diesel oil	Hectolitre Hectolitre Hectolitre Hectolitre Hectolitre	2.300 2.120 2.260 900 1.370
- Butane - Propane	13 kg 13 kg	200 400

4. Water (Algérienne des Eaux)

Consumers categories	Unit	Cession costs net of taxes / DA
Consumers categories	Unit	Region Alger - Oran - Constantine	Region of Chlef	Region of Ouargla
Administrations, craftsmen and tertiary sector services Industries et Tourisme	M3 M3	34,65 40,95	33,55 39,55	31,90 37,70

The region of Chlef contains Chlef - Aïn Defla - Relizane - Tiaret - Tissemsilt and Djelfa.
The region of Ouargla contains Ouargla - El Oued - Illizi - Laghouat - Ghardaïa - Béchar - Tindouf - Adrar and Tamanrasset.
The region of Alger-Oran-Constantine contain the other regions that are not mentioned.

5. Transportation of goods

Type	Unit	Average Costs net of taxes/ DA
By road By railway By air By sea (costal navigation)	T/K m T/K m T/H v T/K m	3,9 0,88 - 4,00 30.000,00 6

T/KM : kilometric ton - T/HV : ton by hour of flight
The price scale of the transportation by railway is fixed according to type of product, the distance and the level of the load
The price scale of the transportation by sea is fixed according to the specificities of each itinerary and the nature of the transported goods and their packaging.

6. Constructions

Type

Unit

Average Costs net of taxes/ DA

* traditional
- Big works
- all state bodies

* metallic framework
- big works
- all state bodies

M2
M2

M2
M2

15.000 à 50.000
25.000 à 80.000

18.000 à 80.000
30.000 à 100.000

The price of the built M² is related to the geographical situation of the project, to the nature of the land and to the technical specifications

7. Téléphonie fixe (opérateur public)

Communication nationales

Communications	Periods	Hours	tariffs DA/mn net of taxes
Intra Wilaya	Friday and public holidays	0 à 24h	1,34
Intra Wilaya	Saturday to Thursday	0 à 5h 5h à 21h 21h 24h	1 2 1,34
Inter Wilaya	Friday and public holidays	0 à 24h	4,02
Inter Wilaya	Saturday to Thursday	0 à 5h 5h à 21h 21h 24h	3 6 4,02 DA
Ringing to mobile (Mobilis, Djezzy, Nedjma)			9

Communication internationales

Countries	tariffs DA/mn en HT
Maghreb countries (*)	24
France , Spain , Italy (*)	34
Europe others countries	36
America and Oceania	50
Arab Countries	46
Africa	55
Asia	60

NB : the tariffs presented in this publication are given for information only. For more details, it is recommended to contact the companies and organisms, which provide them.