Algiers vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	88
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	2.36M	653K

The cost of living in Algiers is 82% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8756th and 603rd ($478 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd in Algeria and the United States, respectively. Check Algeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5457th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Portland

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	Algiers	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741