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Algeria vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 31.1% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Algeria
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Algeria
Housing: pay 33.6% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Algeria

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

Algeria vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$2.78 DZD362.87	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$3.91 DZD509.31	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.60 DZD78.75	-16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.25 DZD32.62	-45.3%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.17 DZD21.73	-81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$4.74 DZD617.40	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$3.48 DZD454.31	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.76 DZD228.93	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.12 DZD276.81	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.42 DZD184.84	+6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$1.43 DZD186.16	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.71 DZD92.47	-62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.35 DZD45.79	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.26 DZD33.78	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.23 DZD30.11	-47.7%
Average			-29.2%

Mongolia vs. Algeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Mongolia	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$1.28 DZD166.80	-66.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	+48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$3.64 DZD474.78	-27.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 33.6% less for housing

	Mongolia	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	-34.4%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	-57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	-56.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.99 DZD258.83	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$0.82 DZD106.44	-66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$2.84 DZD370.40	+65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	-70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$4.16 DZD541.90	+6.8%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	-52.2%
Average			-42.8%

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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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