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Algeria vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 87.7% more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% more in Algeria
Groceries: pay 31.8% more in Algeria
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Algeria
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Algeria
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Algeria
Clothing: pay 43.6% more in Algeria

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Algeria are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Algeria.

Algeria vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.1% more for restaurants

	Libya	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 LYD18.790	$2.78 DZD362.87	-19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.94 LYD21.390	$3.91 DZD509.31	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 LYD2.400	$0.60 DZD78.75	+36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.620	$0.25 DZD32.62	+120.0%
Average			+34.1%

Libya vs. Algeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.8% more for groceries

	Libya	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.400	$0.17 DZD21.73	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 LYD14.890	$4.74 DZD617.40	+73.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 LYD18.200	$3.48 DZD454.31	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LYD8.630	$1.76 DZD228.93	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 LYD8.420	$2.12 DZD276.81	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 LYD4.340	$1.42 DZD184.84	+77.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LYD3.580	$1.43 DZD186.16	+116.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 LYD2.590	$0.71 DZD92.47	+48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 LYD1.350	$0.35 DZD45.79	+41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 LYD1.620	$0.26 DZD33.78	-13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.400	$0.23 DZD30.11	-10.6%
Average			+31.8%

Libya vs. Algeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Libya	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.570	$1.28 DZD166.80	+1116.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.94 LYD173.680	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	-61.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,814.63 LYD80,545.800	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	+120.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.58 LYD46.650	$3.64 DZD474.78	-57.6%
Average			+279.6%

Libya vs. Algeria - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Libya	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.27 LYD170.030	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.68 LYD1,134.580	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$106.58 LYD579.480	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.39 LYD72.790	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	+184.4%
Average			+29.7%

Libya vs. Algeria - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Libya	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.00 LYD266.390	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	+44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$880.34 LYD4,786.330	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	+231.0%
Average			+137.5%

Libya vs. Algeria - Cost of childcare

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Libya	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 LYD3.520	$1.99 DZD258.83	+206.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.49 LYD2.680	$0.82 DZD106.44	+65.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.22 LYD12.080	$2.84 DZD370.40	+27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.03 LYD130.640	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.02 LYD21.850	$4.16 DZD541.90	+3.4%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 43.6% more for clothing

	Libya	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.67 LYD150.460	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	+25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 LYD153.390	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	+57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.69 LYD242.980	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.64 LYD291.620	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	+34.2%
Average			+43.6%

Libya 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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