Algiers vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$170	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	30
😀 Quality of life	59	14
🏙️ Population	2.36M	4.27M

The cost of living in Algiers is 0.8% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8756th and 8769th ($478 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Algeria and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5457th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Kabul

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	Algiers	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476