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Algiers vs. Bejaia Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 40.7% more expensive than Bejaia.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% more in Algiers
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 84.4% more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 52.3% more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Algiers
Clothing: pay 16.9% more in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Bejaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.3% more for restaurants

	Bejaia	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.41 DZD312.86	$3.38 DZD438.87	+40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD627.01	$4.82 DZD627.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD77.14	$0.59 DZD77.14
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.76	$0.23 DZD29.76
Average			+40.3%

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Bejaia	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.30	$0.18 DZD22.86	+25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.19 DZD415.19	$5.09 DZD661.84	+59.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD487.76	$3.75 DZD487.76
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD230.39	$1.77 DZD230.39
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.87	$2.34 DZD303.87
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD181.19	$1.39 DZD181.19
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 DZD114.19	$1.36 DZD176.83	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.59	$0.67 DZD86.59
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.75	$0.44 DZD56.75
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.17	$0.29 DZD37.17
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 DZD30.68	$0.26 DZD33.98	+10.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Bejaia	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.67	$1.33 DZD172.67
Monthly public transit pass	$23.47 DZD3,049.85	$11.73 DZD1,524.92	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.91	$3.45 DZD448.91
Average			-50.0%

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pay 84.4% more for housing

	Bejaia	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,479.67	$19.08 DZD2,479.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.80 DZD15,569.69	$221.93 DZD28,843.49	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.87 DZD10,379.79	$146.66 DZD19,060.82	+83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,352.49	$33.49 DZD4,352.49
Average			+84.4%

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pay 52.3% more for childcare

	Bejaia	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,871.08	$91.34 DZD11,871.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,395.97 DZD311,393.77	$3,648.37 DZD474,161.31	+52.3%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bejaia	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.98	$2.35 DZD304.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.24 DZD31.34	$0.94 DZD122.24	+290.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.82	$2.79 DZD362.82
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.51 DZD2,795.51	$23.41 DZD3,042.59	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.64 DZD603.40	$5.15 DZD669.73	+11.0%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

	Bejaia	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.58 DZD4,233.80	$40.32 DZD5,240.17	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,824.72	$44.82 DZD5,824.72
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.29 DZD8,356.09	$70.81 DZD9,203.38	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,632.10	$74.11 DZD9,632.10
Average			+16.9%

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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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