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Algiers vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 37.5% more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% more in Algiers
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Algiers
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 59.0% more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Algiers
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Algiers

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Algiers are more expensive than in Malang.

Algiers vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% more for restaurants

	Malang	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$3.38 DZD440.23	+182.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$4.82 DZD628.95	+61.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 IDR11,317.20	$0.59 DZD77.38	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,637.29	$0.23 DZD29.85	-17.8%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Malang	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 IDR24,010.40	$0.18 DZD22.94	-87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11 IDR51,838.29	$5.09 DZD663.90	+63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 IDR66,203.88	$3.75 DZD489.27	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 IDR23,351.28	$1.77 DZD231.10	+26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	$2.34 DZD304.81	+62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	$1.39 DZD181.75	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	$1.36 DZD177.38	+97.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 IDR12,620.65	$0.67 DZD86.86	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,606.49	$0.44 DZD56.93	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	$0.29 DZD37.28	-52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	$0.26 DZD34.09	-69.0%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Malang	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.96 IDR49,248.54	$1.33 DZD173.21	-55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.97 IDR99,370.52	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	+96.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.45 DZD450.30	+15.7%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Malang	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$158.18 IDR2,633,318.82	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$47.75 IDR794,964.17	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	+207.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.10 IDR417,940.72	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	+33.4%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 59.0% more for childcare

	Malang	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$32.83 IDR546,537.87	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	+178.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,132.52 IDR152,036,897.77	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	-60.1%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$2.35 DZD305.93	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.39 IDR23,103.65	$0.94 DZD122.62	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.79 DZD363.95	+3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.34 IDR238,765.28	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	+63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	$5.15 DZD671.81	+146.7%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Malang	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.84 IDR496,852.61	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.20 IDR968,862.58	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.58 IDR1,341,502.04	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	-8.0%
Average			+15.1%

Malang vs. Algiers - 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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