Algiers vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$170	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	59	55
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.96M

The cost of living in Algiers is 44% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8756th and 6253rd ($478 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Algeria vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5457th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Tashkent

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	Algiers	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$9301

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785