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Cabo San Lucas vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 2.6 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 85.5% more in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.9% more in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Cabo San Lucas

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

Cabo San Lucas vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo San Lucas instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.96	$10.29 MX$185.35	+204.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.70	$8.66 MX$156.08	+79.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.97	$1.45 MX$26.20	+145.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$1.01 MX$18.12	+339.3%
Average			+192.2%

Algiers vs. Cabo San Lucas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$3.05 MX$54.87	+1631.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.46	$5.78 MX$104.06	+13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.74	$6.66 MX$120.02	+77.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.90	$2.29 MX$41.22	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.23	$4.42 MX$79.65	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.81	$1.19 MX$21.39	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.46	$0.70 MX$12.54	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.41	$0.72 MX$12.98	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.64	$0.75 MX$13.57	+72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.09	$0.55 MX$9.96	+93.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.91	$0.84 MX$15.19	+222.6%
Average			+197.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.31	$5.02 MX$90.44	+277.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.74	$51.99 MX$936.51	+343.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.97	$28.56 MX$514.48	+726.9%
Average			+327.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	$26.48 MX$477.03	+38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+296.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	+481.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	+91.8%
Average			+227.2%

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pay 85.5% more for childcare

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	+48.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	+122.7%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.35	$2.44 MX$43.90	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.98	$3.52 MX$63.41	+274.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.07	$4.87 MX$87.80	+74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	$45.13 MX$812.94	+92.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.34	$4.06 MX$73.16	-21.2%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Algiers	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	+79.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	$51.45 MX$926.75	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-9.9%
Average			+29.1%

Algiers vs. Cabo San Lucas - 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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