Algeria vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Algeria Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$162
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$24
$29.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$296
💸 GDP per capita
$5260
$4503
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
77.1
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
24
🌐 English speaking %
7%
12%
🎓 Higher education
41
79
😀 Quality of life
39
33
🏙️ Population
43.9M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Algeria ($466) is 31% less expensive than in Iran ($676). Algeria ranked 190th vs 147th for Iran in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Algeria compared to 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 119th and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Algeria vs Iran

We calculate prices for Algeria and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 30 and 102 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Algeria Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.66
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$0.81
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$25.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
22.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$944
$1034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.15
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$1.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.6
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2607
$1315

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Algeria

City Cost of living Population
Algiers
$530
2.36M
Oran
$505
803K
Constantine
$500
465K
Batna
$417
291K
Sidi Bel Abbes
$449
213K
Chlef
$344
155K
Djelfa
$388
266K
Annaba
$489
257K
Bordj Bou Arreridj
$378
168K
Tebessa
$492
194K
Laghouat
$410
134K
Souk Ahras
$386
155K
Medea
$362
138K
Blida
$446
164K
Bejaia
$396
176K
Relizane
$474
130K
Tiaret
$371
179K
Bechar
$427
166K
Tlemcen
$381
174K
Biskra
$428
205K
Jijel
$503
132K
Ouargla
$401
133K
Skikda
$510
163K
Mostaganem
$532
146K
El Eulma
$429
155K
Tizi Ouzou
$426
135K
El Oued
$373
135K
M'Sila
$393
133K
Setif
$379
288K
Saida
$476
128K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$797
8.69M
Tabriz
$1610
1.56M
Mashhad
$538
3M
Ahvaz
$588
1.18M
Isfahan
$588
1.96M
Karaj
$741
1.59M
Shiraz
$558
1.57M
Kermanshah
$963
947K
Kashan
$575
304K
Qom
$472
1.2M
Ardabil
$837
529K
Bandar Abbas
$728
527K
Arak
$462
521K
Qazvin
$627
403K
Zanjan
$474
431K
Urmia
$519
736K
Rasht
$559
680K
Yazd
$577
530K
Kerman
$467
538K
Hamadan
$453
554K
Eslamshahr
$716
448K
Sari
$670
310K
Khorramabad
$559
373K
Sanandaj
$449
413K
Abadan
$557
231K
Ilam
$675
194K
Shahriar
$708
310K
Qods
$706
310K
Babol
$468
250K
Maragheh
$844
175K