Algiers vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$170	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	59	39
🏙️ Population	2.36M	6.56M

The cost of living in Algiers is 19% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8756th and 7740th ($478 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5457th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Shaoyang

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	Algiers	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600