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Porto Seguro vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Porto Seguro is 64.8% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 84.8% more in Porto Seguro
Groceries: pay 92.6% more in Porto Seguro
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Porto Seguro
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Porto Seguro
Childcare: pay 23.4% less in Porto Seguro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Porto Seguro
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Porto Seguro

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Porto Seguro are more expensive than in Algiers. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Porto Seguro. Notably, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Porto Seguro.

Porto Seguro vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Seguro instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 84.8% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$5.59 R$30.41	+65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$6.80 R$37.00	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$1.12 R$6.08	+88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.56 R$3.04	+144.2%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 92.6% more for groceries

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.37 R$7.43	+676.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$4.43 R$24.07	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$4.94 R$26.86	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$4.66 R$25.34	+162.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$1.69 R$9.19	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$0.85 R$4.60	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$0.59 R$3.22	-56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$0.76 R$4.14	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$0.68 R$3.68	+54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$0.63 R$3.45	+121.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$0.51 R$2.76	+94.0%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$4.89 R$26.59	+267.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$65.22 R$354.75	+455.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	??
Average			+231.8%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$16.14 R$87.81	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$223.61 R$1,216.28	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$139.75 R$760.17	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$37.05 R$201.52	+10.6%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 23.4% less for childcare

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$2,795.07 R$15,203.48	-23.4%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$1.68 R$9.12	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$2.05 R$11.15	+117.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$22.36 R$121.63	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$7.45 R$40.54	+44.6%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Algiers	Porto Seguro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$93.17 R$506.78	+131.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$55.90 R$304.07	+24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$93.17 R$506.78	+31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$46.58 R$253.39	-37.1%
Average			+37.6%

Algiers vs. Porto Seguro - 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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