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Algeria vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 38.1% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 56.8% less in Algeria
Groceries
pay 25.3% less in Algeria
Transportation
pay 38.5% less in Algeria
Housing
pay 58.7% less in Algeria
Childcare
pay 11.3 times more in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.4% less in Algeria

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Algeria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Algeria.

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Algeria vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algeria instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 56.8% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$2.78
DZD372.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.54
FCFA4,983
$3.98
DZD532.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$0.62
DZD83.65
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pay 25.3% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.15
DZD19.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,966
$4.10
DZD549.38
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,036
$3.29
DZD440.48
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pay 38.5% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $1.23
DZD164.80
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,411
$9.66
DZD1,293.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$31,373.36
DZD4M
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pay 58.7% less for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $13.78
DZD1,845.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $138.16
DZD18,503.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$92.51
DZD12,389.29
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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $199.04
DZD26,657.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA199K
$3,846.85
DZD515K
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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA997
$1.90
DZD254.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,741
$0.93
DZD124.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.52
FCFA2,639
$2.70
DZD362.16
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $29.92
DZD4,007.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $37.97
DZD5,085.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $67.43
DZD9,030.76
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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