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Algiers vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 53.3% more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% more in Algiers
Groceries: pay 85.1% more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Algiers
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Algiers
Clothing: pay 77.7% more in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.3% more for restaurants

	Karachi	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR498.15	$3.38 DZD440.23	+91.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$4.82 DZD628.95	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR110.66	$0.59 DZD77.38	+51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR61.19	$0.23 DZD29.85	+5.4%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 85.1% more for groceries

	Karachi	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR160.05	$0.18 DZD22.94	-69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 PKR1,018.37	$5.09 DZD663.90	+40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 PKR865.24	$3.75 DZD489.27	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR327.86	$1.77 DZD231.10	+52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PKR425.51	$2.34 DZD304.81	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR140.24	$1.39 DZD181.75	+180.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR80.52	$1.36 DZD177.38	+376.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 PKR119.48	$0.67 DZD86.86	+57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.93	$0.44 DZD56.93	+92.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR45.31	$0.29 DZD37.28	+77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.51	$0.26 DZD34.09	+51.9%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Karachi	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 PKR976.20	$1.33 DZD173.21	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.96 PKR2,241.70	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	+47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,152.03 PKR4,832,101.63	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+111.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.37 PKR1,793.36	$3.45 DZD450.30	-45.7%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Karachi	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.20 PKR3,437.27	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$125.14 PKR35,254.03	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	+77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.36 PKR22,357.19	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	+84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 PKR26,101.82	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	-63.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.14 PKR17,224.66	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	+49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,401.68 PKR394,882.79	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	+160.3%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 PKR562.91	$2.35 DZD305.93	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 PKR564.99	$0.94 DZD122.62	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR597.79	$2.79 DZD363.95	+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.79 PKR4,448.23	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$5.15 DZD671.81	+21.4%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 77.7% more for clothing

	Karachi	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	+123.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.89 PKR7,575.66	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	+66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.38 PKR17,573.01	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.81 PKR10,087.63	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	+107.0%
Average			+77.7%

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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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