Algiers vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	68
😀 Quality of life	59	88
🏙️ Population	2.36M	875K

The cost of living in Algiers is 81% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 8756th and 761st ($478 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 705th in Algeria and the United States, respectively. Check Algeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 5457th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Charlotte

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	Algiers	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888