Algiers vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$170	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	59	78
🏙️ Population	2.36M	24.9M

The cost of living in Algiers is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8756th and 4858th ($478 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5457th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Shanghai

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	Algiers	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746