Algeria vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Algeria United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$472
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$172
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$288
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$4343
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
69
🌐 English speaking %
7%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
43.9M
331M

The average cost of living in Algeria ($472) is 81% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Algeria ranked 188th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 119th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Algeria vs the United States

We calculate prices for Algeria and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 30 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.09
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.18
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.45
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.95
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2774
$19463

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Algeria

City Cost of living Population
Algiers
$553
3.42M
Oran
$478
852K
Constantine
$518
448K
Annaba
$500
465K
Batna
$394
291K
Setif
$372
288K
Sidi Bel Abbes
$423
213K
Djelfa
$374
266K
Chlef
$339
155K
Bordj Bou Arreridj
$402
168K
Tiaret
$354
179K
Tebessa
$474
194K
Bejaia
$387
176K
Skikda
$426
163K
Bechar
$436
166K
Laghouat
$403
134K
Biskra
$419
205K
Tlemcen
$370
174K
Souk Ahras
$371
155K
El Eulma
$418
155K
Blida
$412
164K
M'Sila
$379
133K
Saida
$424
128K
Medea
$453
138K
Relizane
$347
130K
Ouargla
$394
133K
El Oued
$388
135K
Mostaganem
$403
146K
Jijel
$476
132K
Tizi Ouzou
$416
135K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K