Algiers vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Algiers	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$492	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$179	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$305	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	48	19
😀 Quality of life	61	41
🏙️ Population	2.36M	159K

The cost of living in Algiers is 50% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8765th and 5816th ($492 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Algeria and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Algeria vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5813th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Praia

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	Algiers	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.97	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.3	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.17	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4111	$3260

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$422
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$361
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$417
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$333
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$361
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$377
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$383
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$350
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$368
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$386
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$445
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$418
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$450
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2879
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$532
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$432
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$505
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$467
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$431
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1558
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$449
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$531
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1514
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1685
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$496
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1291
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1516
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1659
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1212
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1314
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1171
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$442
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1393
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1396
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1394
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1329
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1187
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1394

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507