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Annaba vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Annaba is 31.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Annaba
Groceries: pay 98.0% more in Annaba
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Annaba
Housing: pay 39.5% more in Annaba
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Annaba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Annaba
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Annaba

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Annaba are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Annaba.

Annaba vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Annaba instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Annaba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$2.98 DZD386.36	-28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.53 DZD846.82	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.79 DZD101.90	+106.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.26 DZD34.25	+83.8%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 98.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Annaba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.30 DZD38.58	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.19 DZD414.04	+70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.91 DZD507.07	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.15 DZD278.97	+48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.23 DZD289.69	+8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.75 DZD226.46	+134.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$1.59 DZD206.52	+375.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.96 DZD124.94	+238.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.36 DZD46.07	+181.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.32 DZD41.34	+69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.18 DZD23.37	-3.3%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Annaba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$1.40 DZD181.28	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$5.61 DZD728.37	-12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$56,147.93 DZD7,283,684.14	+50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	??
Average			+13.3%

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pay 39.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Annaba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$23.41 DZD3,036.25	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$174.31 DZD22,611.57	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$124.15 DZD16,105.72	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$39.10 DZD5,072.54	+104.5%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Cairo	Annaba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$39.83 DZD5,166.23	-57.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$3,208.45 DZD416,210.52	+45.1%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Annaba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.46 DZD188.75	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$3.18 DZD412.48	+53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$23.90 DZD3,100.34	+38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$1.96 DZD254.06	-47.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Annaba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$58.58 DZD7,598.68	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$42.38 DZD5,497.47	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$71.19 DZD9,234.50	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$87.56 DZD11,358.47	+42.2%
Average			+17.2%

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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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