Algiers vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$170	$730
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1434
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	47	96
😀 Quality of life	59	74
🏙️ Population	2.36M	13.1M

The cost of living in Algiers is 62% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8756th and 4359th ($478 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Russia, respectively. Check Algeria vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5457th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Moscow

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	Algiers	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592