Algiers vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$170	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	2.36M	4.84M

The cost of living in Algiers is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8756th and 745th ($478 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Australia, respectively. Check Algeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5457th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Sydney

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	Algiers	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683