Algiers vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$170	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.75M

The cost of living in Algiers is 72% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8756th and 2624th ($478 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Algeria and Italy, respectively. Check Algeria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5457th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Rome

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	Algiers	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201