Algiers vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	59	86
🏙️ Population	2.36M	525K

The cost of living in Algiers is 83% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8756th and 313th ($478 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 5457th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045