Algiers vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Algiers	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1327	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$216	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$39	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$1226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	48	3
😀 Quality of life	60	40
🏙️ Population	3.42M	70K

The cost of living in Algiers is 50% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 8096th and 4701st ($553 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Algeria and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Algeria vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Algiers compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5408th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Castries

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	Algiers	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.61	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.4	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2019	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.21	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.33	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.09	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.97	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.7	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2863	$1840

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$412
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$453
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$416
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$339
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$402
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$379
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$387
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$354
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$374
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$476
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$418
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$347
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2629
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$403
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$394
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$518
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$419
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$403
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1478
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$424
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$426
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1297
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1287
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$478
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1057
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1331
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1416
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$907
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1158
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1077
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$423
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1177
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1205
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1274
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1219
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1060
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1227

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185