Algiers vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.15M

The cost of living in Algiers is 79% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8756th and 1222nd ($478 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and France, respectively. Check Algeria vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5457th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Paris

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	Algiers	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293