Algiers vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$170	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	19
😀 Quality of life	59	75
🏙️ Population	2.36M	630K

The cost of living in Algiers is 58% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8756th and 4672nd ($478 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in Algeria and Italy, respectively. Check Algeria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 5457th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Palermo

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	Algiers	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159