Algiers vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3168
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	53
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.31M

The cost of living in Algiers is 77% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8756th and 1646th ($478 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Algeria and Canada, respectively. Check Algeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5457th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Calgary

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	Algiers	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$16603

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871