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Al Wakrah vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Al Wakrah is 2.9 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Al Wakrah
Groceries: pay 94.0% more in Al Wakrah
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Al Wakrah
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Al Wakrah
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Al Wakrah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Al Wakrah
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Al Wakrah

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Al Wakrah are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Al Wakrah.

Al Wakrah vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Wakrah instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$4.80 QAR17.51	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$6.18 QAR22.52	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$0.82 QAR3.00	+38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.30 QAR1.08	+29.9%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 94.0% more for groceries

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.51 QAR5.50	+758.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$3.48 QAR12.68	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$7.12 QAR25.95	+89.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$2.51 QAR9.15	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$3.51 QAR12.78	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$0.90 QAR3.27	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$0.72 QAR2.64	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$0.73 QAR2.67	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$0.59 QAR2.16	+35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$0.49 QAR1.78	+70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$0.50 QAR1.84	+92.7%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$2.15 QAR7.83	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$54.91 QAR200.16	+368.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	$19.77 QAR72.06	+472.3%
Average			+219.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$87.14 QAR317.63	+356.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$940.40 QAR3,427.71	+323.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$707.02 QAR2,577.04	+382.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$66.60 QAR242.74	+98.9%
Average			+290.4%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	$686.42 QAR2,501.98	+651.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	+212.8%
Average			+432.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$10.98 QAR40.03	+368.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$5.15 QAR18.79	+448.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	$6.32 QAR23.02	+126.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$68.64 QAR250.20	+193.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$8.24 QAR30.02	+59.8%
Average			+239.0%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Algiers	Al Wakrah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$61.32 QAR223.51	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$35.01 QAR127.60	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$103.01 QAR375.46	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$59.49 QAR216.84	-19.7%
Average			+14.0%

Algiers vs. Al Wakrah - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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