Algiers vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$170	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	2.36M	4.04M

The cost of living in Algiers is 55% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8756th and 5000th ($478 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Algeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5457th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs New Taipei

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	Algiers	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$18855

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581