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Algeria vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 24.3% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Algeria
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Algeria
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 5.7% less in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in Algeria

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Algeria.

Algeria vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD314.42	$2.78 DZD362.87	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD272.13	$3.91 DZD509.31	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD87.58	$0.60 DZD78.75	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD64.23	$0.25 DZD32.62	-79.3%
Average			-54.9%

Macedonia vs. Algeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD37.37	$0.17 DZD21.73	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD220.78	$4.74 DZD617.40	+13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD259.75	$3.48 DZD454.31	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD109.74	$1.76 DZD228.93	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD157.41	$2.12 DZD276.81	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.23	$1.42 DZD184.84	+210.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.40	$1.43 DZD186.16	+120.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.80	$0.71 DZD92.47	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD41.30	$0.35 DZD45.79	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.15	$0.26 DZD33.78	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.83	$0.23 DZD30.11	-50.7%
Average			+6.8%

Macedonia vs. Algeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD298.17	$1.28 DZD166.80	-77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD298.10	$3.64 DZD474.78	-35.2%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Macedonia	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD846.69	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	-63.8%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 5.7% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	-70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	+58.6%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD113.35	$1.99 DZD258.83	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD92.40	$0.82 DZD106.44	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD164.10	$2.84 DZD370.40	-8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD276.60	$4.16 DZD541.90	-20.3%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	-27.5%
Average			-15.1%

Macedonia 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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