Algiers vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Algiers	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$477	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1205	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$168	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$339	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	25
😀 Quality of life	62	60
🏙️ Population	2.36M	235K

The cost of living in Algiers is 61% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 8774th and 4725th ($477 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Algeria and Guyana, respectively. Check Algeria vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5692nd and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.57	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.32	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.19	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4697	$18825

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865