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Algiers vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 46.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 50.2% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 25.3% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 56.4% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algiers instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.38 DZD437.96	-54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.82 DZD625.70	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.59 DZD76.97	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.23 DZD29.70	-76.4%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 50.2% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.18 DZD22.82	-89.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.09 DZD660.46	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$3.75 DZD486.74	-51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.77 DZD229.90	-58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.34 DZD303.23	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.39 DZD180.81	-59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.36 DZD176.46	+80.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.67 DZD86.41	-76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.44 DZD56.64	-85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.29 DZD37.09	-89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.26 DZD33.91	-66.7%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 25.3% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$1.33 DZD172.31	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.73 DZD1,521.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.45 DZD447.97
Average			-25.3%

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pay 56.4% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	-57.7%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	-54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15
Average			-54.1%

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pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.35 DZD304.35	-39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.94 DZD121.98	-74.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.79 DZD362.07	-69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.15 DZD668.34	-26.7%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	-34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	-42.8%
Average			-28.6%

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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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