Algiers vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$170	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	59	66
🏙️ Population	2.36M	8.78M

The cost of living in Algiers is 26% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8756th and 7256th ($478 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Algeria and China, respectively. Check Algeria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5457th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Quanzhou

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	Algiers	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936