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Nairobi vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 77.7% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 68.6% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 63.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 68.6% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD440.23	$5.80 KES751.45	+71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD628.95	$6.97 KES901.74	+44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.38	$0.70 KES90.86	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.85	$0.55 KES71.09	+139.9%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Algiers	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.94	$0.55 KES70.74	+210.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD663.90	$5.57 KES720.62	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD489.27	$3.36 KES434.42	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD231.10	$1.64 KES212.89	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD304.81	$2.92 KES377.80	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.75	$1.41 KES182.10	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD177.38	$0.47 KES61.45	-65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.86	$0.89 KES115.16	+33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.93	$0.46 KES59.05	+4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.28	$0.49 KES63.55	+71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.09	$0.51 KES65.57	+93.7%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD173.21	$5.40 KES698.91	+306.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+163.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD450.30	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+393.0%
Average			+205.7%

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pay 63.0% more for housing

	Algiers	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+108.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	$476.96 KES61,741.91	+114.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	$206.31 KES26,706.75	+40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-12.4%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	$224.14 KES29,014.37	+145.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+140.5%
Average			+142.9%

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pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD305.93	$2.32 KES300.58	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.62	$2.37 KES306.78	+152.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD363.95	$3.10 KES400.77	+10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+93.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD671.81	$7.35 KES951.84	+42.7%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Algiers	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-16.0%
Average			-29.0%

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