Algiers vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Algiers	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$477	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1205	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$168	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$339	$1043
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	48	3
😀 Quality of life	62	39
🏙️ Population	2.36M	20K

The cost of living in Algiers is 60% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 8774th and 4803rd ($477 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Castries. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5692nd and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.57	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.32	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.19	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4697	$9991

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$416
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$352
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$406
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$329
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$357
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$377
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$342
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$381
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$433
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$407
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2775
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$529
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$423
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$490
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$400
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1546
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$452
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$519
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1519
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1620
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1513
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1658
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1195
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1268
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1150
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$439
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1381
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1372
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1272
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1173
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1340

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120