Algiers vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Algiers	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$477	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1205	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$168	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$339	$4276
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	89
😀 Quality of life	62	97
🏙️ Population	2.36M	5.87M

The cost of living in Algiers is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8774th and 165th ($477 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Algeria and Singapore, respectively. Check Algeria vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5692nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Singapore City

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	Algiers	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.57	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.32	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.19	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4697	$27027

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$416
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$352
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$406
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$329
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$357
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$377
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$342
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$381
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$433
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$407
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2775
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$529
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$423
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$490
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$400
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1546
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$452
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$519
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1519
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1620
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1513
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1658
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1195
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1268
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1150
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$439
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1381
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1372
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1272
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1173
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1340

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637