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Santa Marta vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 78.6% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 90.3% more in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 67.3% more in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Santa Marta

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Santa Marta are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Santa Marta.

Santa Marta vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Marta instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.96	$3.88 COP14,761.42	+15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.70	$9.06 COP34,443.31	+87.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.97	$0.72 COP2,755.46	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.49 COP1,869.78	+114.8%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.73 COP6,560.63	+880.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.46	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.74	$4.60 COP17,508.46	+22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.90	$2.55 COP9,709.73	+44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.23	$2.76 COP10,504.77	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.81	$1.06 COP4,034.35	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.46	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.41	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.64	$0.58 COP2,202.13	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.09	$0.30 COP1,145.70	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.91	$0.67 COP2,529.48	+154.4%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.31	$3.91 COP14,856.37	+194.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.74	$15.53 COP59,045.67	+32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.97	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+435.7%
Average			+154.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	$20.70 COP78,727.56	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	+159.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	$158.55 COP602,889.46	+373.4%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 67.3% more for childcare

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	$176.01 COP669,282.68	+92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	+41.9%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.35	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.98	$1.71 COP6,519.63	+82.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.07	$2.85 COP10,825.04	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.34	$5.18 COP19,681.89	+0.4%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Algiers	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	$55.21 COP209,940.16	+36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	$63.41 COP241,103.16	-14.4%
Average			+31.0%

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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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