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Somalia vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 20.5% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Somalia
Groceries: pay 90.2% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 83.8% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 37.4% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 59.9% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$2.88 SOS1,640	-14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$4.62 SOS2,638	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$0.74 SOS421	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.40 SOS226	+72.8%
Average			+19.5%

Algiers vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.2% more for groceries

	Algiers	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.12 SOS642	+539.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$2.17 SOS1,236	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$7.78 SOS4,436	+107.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$2.51 SOS1,433	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$2.44 SOS1,391	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$1.49 SOS848	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$0.98 SOS561	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$1.27 SOS726	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$0.62 SOS355	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$0.64 SOS364	+122.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$0.58 SOS331	+121.7%
Average			+90.2%

Algiers vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.8% more for transportation

	Algiers	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$3.87 SOS2,207	+191.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$25.00 SOS14,262	+113.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,215	-84.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	$7.43 SOS4,241	+115.2%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Algiers	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$37.79 SOS21,559	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$142.93 SOS81,538	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$98.19 SOS56,012	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$73.70 SOS42,043	+120.1%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Algiers	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	$43.33 SOS24,720	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$585.00 SOS333,726	-84.0%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$7.00 SOS3,993	+198.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$1.19 SOS677	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	$1.10 SOS628	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$33.33 SOS19,016	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$5.00 SOS2,852	-3.0%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 59.9% less for clothing

	Algiers	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$15.25 SOS8,700	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$19.78 SOS11,283	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$19.89 SOS11,346	-71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$37.28 SOS21,266	-49.7%
Average			-59.9%

Algiers vs. Somalia - 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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