Algiers vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Algiers	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$492	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$179	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$305	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	92
😀 Quality of life	61	80
🏙️ Population	2.36M	6.26M

The cost of living in Algiers is 59% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8765th and 4795th ($492 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Algeria and Chile, respectively. Check Algeria vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5813th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Santiago

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	Algiers	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.97	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.3	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.17	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4111	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849