Algiers vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$170	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	4
😀 Quality of life	59	26
🏙️ Population	2.36M	13.9K

The cost of living in Algiers is 52% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 8756th and 5500th ($478 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Algeria and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Algeria vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5457th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789