Algiers vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Algiers	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$530	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1315	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$2221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	98
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.66M

The cost of living in Algiers is 72% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8449th and 2198th ($530 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Algeria and Spain, respectively. Check Algeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Algiers compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 5444th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Barcelona

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	Algiers	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.8	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$403	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2080	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1215	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.67	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.14	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.43	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.9	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2595	$11932

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$446
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$362
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$426
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$344
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$378
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$393
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$396
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$371
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$388
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$503
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$429
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$474
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2685
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$532
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$417
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$500
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$428
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$410
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1491
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$510
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1359
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1468
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$505
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1360
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1548
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1136
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1192
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1092
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$449
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1261
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1266
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1219
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1282

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581