Algiers vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	2.36M	5.03M

The cost of living in Algiers is 78% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8756th and 1365th ($478 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Algeria and Australia, respectively. Check Algeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5457th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Melbourne

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	Algiers	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963