Algiers vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Algiers	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1277	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$194	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	62	97
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.15M

The cost of living in Algiers is 79% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8536th and 843rd ($519 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Paris. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5643rd and 18th 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	$3.16	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2126	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.2	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.06	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.6	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3597	$15084

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$432
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$363
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$423
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$340
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$368
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$381
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$393
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$353
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$373
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$394
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$450
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$419
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$466
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2804
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$538
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$424
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$520
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$455
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$424
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1558
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$479
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$522
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1446
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1635
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$505
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1461
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1632
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1206
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1277
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1148
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$453
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1341
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1341
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1305
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1166
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1354

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488