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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 3.0 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.7% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 61.3% more in Puerto de la Cruz

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

Puerto de la Cruz vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.96	$12.26 €10.45	+263.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.70	$9.34 €7.96	+93.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.97	$1.52 €1.29	+155.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$1.51 €1.29	+558.9%
Average			+267.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.95 €1.66	+1006.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.46	$6.03 €5.14	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.74	$4.46 €3.80	+18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.90	$3.46 €2.94	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.23	$4.64 €3.96	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.81	$0.79 €0.68	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.46	$1.03 €0.88	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.41	$0.69 €0.59	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.64	$1.18 €1.00	+169.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.09	$1.03 €0.88	+259.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.91	$1.05 €0.89	+299.7%
Average			+172.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.31	$6.14 €5.23	+362.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.74	$44.38 €37.82	+278.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.97	$22.19 €18.91	+542.5%
Average			+297.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	$29.20 €24.88	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	$1,167.99 €995.13	+426.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	$1,080.39 €920.50	+636.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	$68.42 €58.29	+104.3%
Average			+305.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	$388.36 €330.88	+325.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	$5,606.35 €4,776.64	+53.7%
Average			+189.4%

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pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.35	$2.86 €2.44	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.98	$2.38 €2.03	+153.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.07	$4.26 €3.63	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	$52.56 €44.78	+124.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.34	$9.34 €7.96	+81.3%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 61.3% more for clothing

	Algiers	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	$91.98 €78.37	+128.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	$48.18 €41.05	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	$97.82 €83.34	+38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	$127.02 €108.22	+71.4%
Average			+61.3%

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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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