Algiers vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$170	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	78
😀 Quality of life	59	66
🏙️ Population	2.36M	6.6M

The cost of living in Algiers is 11% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8756th and 8897th ($478 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Algeria and India, respectively. Check Algeria vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 2 months in Chennai. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5457th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Chennai

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	Algiers	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$1573

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306