Algiers vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	50
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.02M

The cost of living in Algiers is 77% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8756th and 1701st ($478 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Algeria and Canada, respectively. Check Algeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5457th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Ottawa

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	Algiers	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800