Algiers vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Algiers Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1327
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$216
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
95
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
3.42M
2.6M

The cost of living in Algiers is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8096th and 4516th ($553 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Algeria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Algiers compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5408th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Algiers Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2019
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.53
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.21
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.09
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.7
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2863
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Blida
$412
63 km or 39 mi Medea
$453
89 km or 55 mi Tizi Ouzou
$416
168 km or 105 mi Chlef
$339
172 km or 107 mi Bordj Bou Arreridj
$402
179 km or 111 mi M'Sila
$379
179 km or 111 mi Bejaia
$387
220 km or 137 mi Setif
$372
222 km or 138 mi Tiaret
$354
235 km or 146 mi Djelfa
$374
241 km or 150 mi Jijel
$476
245 km or 152 mi El Eulma
$418
252 km or 157 mi Relizane
$347
277 km or 172 mi Ibiza
$2629
282 km or 175 mi Mostaganem
$403
311 km or 193 mi Batna
$394
312 km or 194 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
321 km or 199 mi Constantine
$518
323 km or 200 mi Biskra
$419
331 km or 206 mi Laghouat
$403
337 km or 209 mi Calp
$1478
340 km or 211 mi Saida
$424
342 km or 213 mi Skikda
$426
342 km or 213 mi Benidorm
$1297
346 km or 215 mi Denia
$1287
352 km or 219 mi Oran
$478
357 km or 222 mi Torrevieja
$1057
358 km or 222 mi Alicante
$1331
362 km or 225 mi Mahon
$1416
365 km or 227 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
369 km or 230 mi Cartagena
$907
370 km or 230 mi Elche
$1158
374 km or 233 mi Gandia
$1077
376 km or 233 mi Sidi Bel Abbes
$423
382 km or 237 mi Novelda
$1177
388 km or 241 mi Elda
$1205
394 km or 245 mi Ontinyent
$1274
395 km or 245 mi Murcia
$1219
398 km or 247 mi Mazarron
$1060
402 km or 250 mi Villena
$1227

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589