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Algiers vs. Sari Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 79.4% more expensive than Sari.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Algiers
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 78.7% more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Algiers
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Sari Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% less for restaurants

	Sari	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,028	$3.38 DZD438.05	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,506	$4.82 DZD625.84	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,798	$0.59 DZD76.99	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 IRR22,741	$0.23 DZD29.70	-57.6%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Sari	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,591	$0.18 DZD22.82	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,438	$5.09 DZD660.61	+170.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,064	$3.75 DZD486.85	+59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,868	$1.77 DZD229.96	+59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IRR57,688	$2.34 DZD303.30	+70.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.18 IRR7,641	$1.39 DZD180.85	+668.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,765	$1.36 DZD176.50	+222.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,023	$0.67 DZD86.43	+75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,056	$0.44 DZD56.65	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,249	$0.29 DZD37.10	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,695	$0.26 DZD33.92	+13.6%
Average			+122.0%

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Sari	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 IRR113,076	$1.33 DZD172.35	-50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,125	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	+17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	-46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,021	$3.45 DZD448.07	+21.2%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 78.7% more for housing

	Sari	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,422	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	+231.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.33 IRR22,881,125	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$227.33 IRR9,573,575	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,532	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	+177.9%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Sari	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 IRR2,105,625	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	+82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$800.00 IRR33,690,000	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	+356.0%
Average			+219.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sari	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,373	$2.35 DZD304.42	+261.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 IRR33,690	$0.94 DZD122.01	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IRR84,225	$2.79 DZD362.15	+39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.50 IRR1,368,656	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 IRR42,112	$5.15 DZD668.49	+415.3%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Sari	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	+59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	+45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	+6.1%
Average			+17.9%

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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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