Algiers vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Algiers	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$530	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1315	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$195	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$350	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	23
😀 Quality of life	58	47
🏙️ Population	2.36M	235K

The cost of living in Algiers is 46% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 8449th and 5796th ($530 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Algeria and Guyana, respectively. Check Algeria vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Algiers compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5444th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.8	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$0.98	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$403	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2080	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1215	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.67	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.14	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.43	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.9	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2595	$23107

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$446
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$362
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$426
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$344
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$378
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$393
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$396
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$371
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$388
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$503
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$429
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$474
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2685
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$532
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$417
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$500
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$428
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$410
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1491
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$510
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1359
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1468
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$505
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1360
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1548
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1136
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1192
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1092
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$449
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1261
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1266
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1219
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1282

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787