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Algiers vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 50.5% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Algiers
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 19.6% more in Algiers
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 77.3% more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Algiers
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$3.38 DZD440.23	-16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$4.82 DZD628.95	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$0.59 DZD77.38	+63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.23 DZD29.85	+45.7%
Average			+22.4%

Egypt vs. Algiers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.18 DZD22.94	-68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$5.09 DZD663.90	+237.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$3.75 DZD489.27	+13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$1.77 DZD231.10	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$2.34 DZD304.81	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$1.39 DZD181.75	+115.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$1.36 DZD177.38	+375.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$0.67 DZD86.86	+213.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.44 DZD56.93	+179.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.29 DZD37.28	+59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.26 DZD34.09	+54.4%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 19.6% more for transportation

	Egypt	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$1.33 DZD173.21	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	+57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$3.45 DZD450.30	+11.3%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Egypt	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	+72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	+152.6%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 77.3% more for childcare

	Egypt	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	+27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	+126.8%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$2.35 DZD305.93	+40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$0.94 DZD122.62	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$2.79 DZD363.95	+40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$5.15 DZD671.81	+58.7%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Egypt	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	+59.7%
Average			+21.4%

Egypt vs. Algiers - 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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