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Algeria vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 0.1% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Algeria
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Algeria
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 59.9% less in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Algeria

The cost of clothing and groceries in Algeria are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Algeria. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Algeria.

Algeria vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algeria instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Kenya	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$2.78 DZD362.87	-25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$3.91 DZD509.31	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.60 DZD78.75	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.25 DZD32.62	-43.7%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Kenya	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.17 DZD21.73	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$4.74 DZD617.40	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$3.48 DZD454.31	+38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$1.76 DZD228.93	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$2.12 DZD276.81	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$1.42 DZD184.84	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$1.43 DZD186.16	+256.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.71 DZD92.47	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.35 DZD45.79	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.26 DZD33.78	-12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.23 DZD30.11	-37.3%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Kenya	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$1.28 DZD166.80	-76.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	+69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$3.64 DZD474.78	-73.5%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Kenya	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	-21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	+55.6%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 59.9% less for childcare

	Kenya	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	-60.8%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$1.99 DZD258.83	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$0.82 DZD106.44	-64.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$2.84 DZD370.40	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$4.16 DZD541.90	-31.9%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	+179.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	+121.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	+104.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	+118.6%
Average			+130.8%

Kenya vs. Algeria - 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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