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Beau Bassin vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 94.8% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% more in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 53.5% more in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Beau Bassin

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

Beau Bassin vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 86.5% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$7.15 MUR329.22	+111.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$5.50 MUR253.24	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$0.99 MUR45.58	+66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.58 MUR26.77	+153.8%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$0.75 MUR34.69	+328.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$6.38 MUR293.92	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$5.10 MUR234.86	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$2.21 MUR101.80	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$2.37 MUR109.21	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$0.92 MUR42.27	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$0.90 MUR41.35	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$0.67 MUR30.78	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$1.22 MUR56.06	+178.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$0.47 MUR21.44	+62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$0.47 MUR21.44	+78.0%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$5.42 MUR249.55	+307.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	+388.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	+613.0%
Average			+325.8%

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	+121.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	+179.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	+0.7%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 53.5% more for childcare

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	+74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	+32.6%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$2.20 MUR101.30	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$2.42 MUR111.43	+157.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	$6.60 MUR303.89	+136.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$6.05 MUR278.57	+17.3%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Algiers	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-35.7%
Average			-21.5%

Algiers vs. Beau Bassin - 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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