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Algiers vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 30.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB933.72	$2.88 DZD391.48	-68.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB518.73	$4.39 DZD596.09	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB108.97	$0.54 DZD73.68	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB49.32	$0.21 DZD28.57	-56.7%
Average			-47.2%

Moscow vs. Algiers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB62.88	$0.14 DZD18.36	-78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB447.80	$3.53 DZD479.52	-19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB362.51	$3.61 DZD491.22	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB154.43	$1.76 DZD238.70	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB201.79	$2.45 DZD333.36	+23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB68.83	$1.43 DZD194.05	+110.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB67.83	$1.29 DZD175.64	+93.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB72.72	$0.78 DZD106.20	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB114.18	$0.35 DZD47.07	-69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB25.33	$0.22 DZD29.67	-12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB21.26	$0.21 DZD28.24	-0.7%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Moscow	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB225.44	$1.23 DZD167.04	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,904.91	$10.72 DZD1,456.54	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,112,406.03	$33,197.40 DZD4,511,569.35	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB591.36	$3.47 DZD470.98	-40.4%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB648.30	$18.30 DZD2,487.53	+187.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB97,627.31	$216.77 DZD29,459.65	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB59,282.86	$137.33 DZD18,663.26	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB8,808.08	$27.22 DZD3,699.45	-68.6%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB47,418.42	$84.96 DZD11,546.25	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,058,430.57	$2,598.15 DZD353,092.15	-75.1%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB311.24	$1.48 DZD200.63	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB256.58	$0.96 DZD130.47	-62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB248.99	$2.55 DZD346.55	+4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,286.90	$23.36 DZD3,175.23	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB518.73	$5.72 DZD777.53	+12.1%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,248.63	$36.05 DZD4,899.26	-55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,300.18	$48.72 DZD6,620.64	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,073.94	$70.14 DZD9,532.10	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,364.23	$65.72 DZD8,931.15	-35.6%
Average			-27.9%

Moscow 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: January 2025

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