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Algiers vs. Palembang Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 37.4% more expensive than Palembang.

Restaurants
pay 35.0% more in Algiers
Groceries
pay 0.8% more in Algiers
Transportation
pay 15.8% less in Algiers
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.8% more in Algiers
Clothing
pay 47.4% more in Algiers

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Algiers are more expensive than in Palembang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Palembang Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.0% more for restaurants

 
Palembang
Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.19
IDR19,874.10
$3.38
DZD440.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.98
IDR49,685.26
$4.82
DZD628.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
IDR15,236.81
$0.59
DZD77.38

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

 
Palembang
Algiers
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
IDR18,217.93
$0.18
DZD22.94
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
IDR99,370.52
$5.09
DZD663.90
Milk (1 gallon) $4.74
IDR78,993.27
$3.75
DZD489.27

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

 
Palembang
Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.85
IDR47,488.75
$1.33
DZD173.21
Monthly public transit pass ?? $11.73
DZD1,529.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,844.85
IDR496,852,607.08
$36,343.39
DZD4,738,051.77

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Palembang
Algiers
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.88
IDR380,920.33
$19.08
DZD2,487.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $71.63
IDR1,192,446.26
$221.93
DZD28,933.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $47.75
IDR794,964.17
$146.66
DZD19,120.01

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Palembang
Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $91.34
DZD11,907.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,648.37
DZD475,633.80

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Palembang
Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
IDR29,811.16
$2.35
DZD305.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.39
IDR23,186.45
$0.94
DZD122.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.39
IDR39,748.21
$2.79
DZD363.95

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

 
Palembang
Algiers
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.78
IDR695,593.65
$40.32
DZD5,256.44
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.91
IDR298,111.56
$44.82
DZD5,842.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.69
IDR993,705.21
$70.81
DZD9,231.96

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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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