Algiers vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$170	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	38
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	2.36M	549K

The cost of living in Algiers is 71% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8756th and 2883rd ($478 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in Algeria and Canada, respectively. Check Algeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 5457th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Quebec City

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	Algiers	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732