Algiers vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Algiers	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$492	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$179	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$305	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$862
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	48	3
😀 Quality of life	61	38
🏙️ Population	2.36M	20K

The cost of living in Algiers is 58% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 8765th and 4844th ($492 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5813th and 8195th 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	$2.96	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.97	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.3	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.17	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4111	$9156

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$422
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$361
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$417
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$333
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$361
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$377
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$383
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$350
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$368
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$386
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$445
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$418
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$450
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2879
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$532
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$432
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$505
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$467
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$431
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1558
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$449
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$531
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1514
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1685
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$496
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1291
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1516
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1659
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1212
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1314
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1171
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$442
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1393
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1396
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1394
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1329
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1187
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1394

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022