Algiers vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Algiers	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$492	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$179	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$305	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	76
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	2.36M	16.8M

The cost of living in Algiers is 2% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8765th and 8803rd ($492 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Algeria and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Algeria vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5813th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Dhaka

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	Algiers	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.97	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.3	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.17	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4111	$2100

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307