Algiers vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$170	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	59	67
🏙️ Population	2.36M	9.21M

The cost of living in Algiers is 59% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8756th and 4604th ($478 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Algeria and Mexico, respectively. Check Algeria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5457th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Mexico City

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	Algiers	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$9034

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804