Algiers vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$170	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	59	78
🏙️ Population	2.36M	592K

The cost of living in Algiers is 67% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8756th and 3759th ($478 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Algeria and Spain, respectively. Check Algeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 5457th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449