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Algeria vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Algeria is 56.5% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Algeria
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Algeria
Transportation: pay 75.1% more in Algeria
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Algeria
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Algeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Algeria
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Algeria

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

Algeria vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algeria instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Algeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,638	$2.78 DZD360.99	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,634	$3.91 DZD506.68	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS420	$0.60 DZD78.34	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS225	$0.25 DZD32.45	-36.7%
Average			-18.4%

Somalia vs. Algeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Somalia	Algeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS641	$0.17 DZD21.61	-85.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,234	$4.74 DZD614.20	+118.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,429	$3.48 DZD451.96	-55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,430	$1.76 DZD227.74	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,389	$2.12 DZD275.37	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS847	$1.42 DZD183.88	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS560	$1.43 DZD185.20	+45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS725	$0.71 DZD91.99	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS354	$0.35 DZD45.55	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS363	$0.26 DZD33.61	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS330	$0.23 DZD29.95	-60.2%
Average			-21.0%

Somalia vs. Algeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.1% more for transportation

	Somalia	Algeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,204	$1.28 DZD165.93	-66.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,239	$12.35 DZD1,601.10	-50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,275,083	$32,704.89 DZD4,241,627.84	+468.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,234	$3.64 DZD472.32	-51.0%
Average			+75.1%

Somalia vs. Algeria - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	Somalia	Algeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,525	$19.62 DZD2,544.37	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,410	$157.66 DZD20,447.81	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS55,925	$102.56 DZD13,300.83	+4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS41,977	$38.08 DZD4,938.30	-48.3%
Average			-20.4%

Somalia vs. Algeria - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Algeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,682	$70.57 DZD9,152.04	+62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS333,204	$2,913.97 DZD377,924.23	+398.1%
Average			+230.5%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Algeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,987	$1.99 DZD257.49	-71.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS676	$0.82 DZD105.89	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS627	$2.84 DZD368.49	+158.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS18,986	$20.23 DZD2,624.31	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,848	$4.16 DZD539.09	-16.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Algeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,686	$34.74 DZD4,506.06	+127.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,265	$44.36 DZD5,752.75	+124.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,328	$70.35 DZD9,124.32	+253.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,233	$72.00 DZD9,337.38	+93.1%
Average			+149.7%

Somalia vs. Algeria - 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: December 2025

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