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Quebec City vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Quebec City is 3.6 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Quebec City
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Quebec City
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Quebec City
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Quebec City
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Quebec City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Quebec City
Clothing: pay 46.9% more in Quebec City

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

Quebec City vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quebec City instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Quebec City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.96	$15.78 CA$21.74	+367.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.70	$10.76 CA$14.82	+123.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.97	$1.87 CA$2.58	+215.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$1.50 CA$2.07	+557.0%
Average			+315.7%

Algiers vs. Quebec City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Quebec City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$3.07 CA$4.23	+1643.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.46	$5.77 CA$7.96	+13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.74	$8.27 CA$11.40	+120.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.90	$3.03 CA$4.17	+70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.23	$4.75 CA$6.54	+103.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.81	$1.83 CA$2.52	+31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.46	$0.75 CA$1.03	-45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.41	$1.89 CA$2.60	+183.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.64	$1.80 CA$2.48	+312.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.09	$0.84 CA$1.16	+193.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.91	$1.11 CA$1.52	+322.9%
Average			+268.0%

Algiers vs. Quebec City - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Quebec City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.31	$4.43 CA$6.10	+233.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.74	$67.78 CA$93.39	+477.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	$24,369.83 CA$33,580.41	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.97	$22.22 CA$30.61	+543.2%
Average			+305.3%

Algiers vs. Quebec City - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Algiers	Quebec City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	$43.93 CA$60.53	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	$908.20 CA$1,251.45	+309.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	$821.58 CA$1,132.10	+460.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	$66.84 CA$92.11	+99.6%
Average			+249.8%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Quebec City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	$815.84 CA$1,124.19	+793.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	$6,096.40 CA$8,400.54	+67.1%
Average			+430.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Quebec City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.35	$5.02 CA$6.92	+113.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.98	$3.74 CA$5.15	+297.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.07	$11.69 CA$16.11	+318.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	$41.04 CA$56.55	+75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.34	$10.76 CA$14.82	+108.8%
Average			+182.8%

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

	Algiers	Quebec City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	$58.69 CA$80.88	+45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	$57.38 CA$79.06	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	$106.28 CA$146.45	+50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	$121.33 CA$167.19	+63.7%
Average			+46.9%

Algiers vs. Quebec City - 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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