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Algiers vs. Mugla Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 19.4% cheaper than Mugla.

Restaurants
pay 42.9% less in Algiers
Groceries
pay 22.1% more in Algiers
Transportation
pay 48.9% less in Algiers
Housing
pay 1.5% less in Algiers
Childcare
pay 71.3% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.6% less in Algiers
Clothing
pay 27.4% more in Algiers

The cost of clothing and groceries in Algiers are more expensive than in Mugla. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Mugla Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.9% less for restaurants

 
Mugla
Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.22
TRY316.33
$3.38
DZD438.94
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.38
TRY279.42
$4.82
DZD627.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.10
TRY48.26
$0.59
DZD77.15

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

 
Mugla
Algiers
Bread
1 loaf
$0.60
TRY26.36
$0.18
DZD22.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.57
TRY200.21
$5.09
DZD661.94
Milk (1 gallon) $3.31
TRY144.96
$3.75
DZD487.83

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pay 48.9% less for transportation

 
Mugla
Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
TRY191.59
$1.33
DZD172.70
Monthly public transit pass ?? $11.73
DZD1,525.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,472.12
TRY2M
$36,343.39
DZD5M

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pay 1.5% less for housing

 
Mugla
Algiers
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.58
TRY376.08
$19.08
DZD2,480.06
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $541.29
TRY23,724.67
$221.93
DZD28,847.92
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $421.00
TRY18,452.52
$146.66
DZD19,063.75

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

 
Mugla
Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $649.80
TRY28,480.80
$91.34
DZD11,872.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,420.04
TRY369K
$3,648.37
DZD474K

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mugla
Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.89
TRY126.53
$2.35
DZD305.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.23
TRY141.54
$0.94
DZD122.26
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY89.63
$2.79
DZD362.88

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

 
Mugla
Algiers
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.09
TRY1,581.64
$40.32
DZD5,240.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.60
TRY1,472.69
$44.82
DZD5,825.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.55
TRY3,574.52
$70.81
DZD9,204.79

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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: February 2026
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