Abu Dhabi vs Algiers - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Algiers
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1214
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$34.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$313
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.36M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 283% more expensive than in Algiers. Cities ranked 2320th and 8756th ($1828 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Algeria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Algeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Algiers. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Algiers ranked 1st in Algeria, while ranked 438th and 5457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Algiers

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	Abu Dhabi	Algiers
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$0.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$20.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$31.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$90.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3053

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254