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Algiers vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 48.0% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 70.2% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.2% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.05 ALL1,004	$3.38 DZD440.23	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.05 ALL1,004	$4.82 DZD628.95	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 ALL170	$0.59 DZD77.38	-70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ALL86	$0.23 DZD29.85	-78.0%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Tirana	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ALL96	$0.18 DZD22.94	-84.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 ALL561	$5.09 DZD663.90	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL689	$3.75 DZD489.27	-54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 ALL351	$1.77 DZD231.10	-57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67 ALL306	$2.34 DZD304.81	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 ALL64	$1.39 DZD181.75	+80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ALL106	$1.36 DZD177.38	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 ALL81	$0.67 DZD86.86	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ALL73	$0.44 DZD56.93	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ALL51	$0.29 DZD37.28	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.26 DZD34.09	-56.3%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Tirana	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 ALL682	$1.33 DZD173.21	-83.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.28 ALL1,606	$11.73 DZD1,529.66	-39.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,989.79 ALL2,913,578	$36,343.39 DZD4,738,051.77	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.54 ALL2,710	$3.45 DZD450.30	-89.4%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 51.9% less for housing

	Tirana	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 ALL1,576	$19.08 DZD2,487.37	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$838.35 ALL69,809	$221.93 DZD28,933.06	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$548.59 ALL45,681	$146.66 DZD19,120.01	-73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.73 ALL7,305	$33.49 DZD4,366.00	-61.8%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Tirana	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.88 ALL26,053	$91.34 DZD11,907.94	-70.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,810.16 ALL483,808	$3,648.37 DZD475,633.80	-37.2%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 ALL251	$2.35 DZD305.93	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ALL175	$0.94 DZD122.62	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 ALL371	$2.79 DZD363.95	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.65 ALL4,884	$23.41 DZD3,052.04	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.04 ALL753	$5.15 DZD671.81	-43.0%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Tirana	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.30 ALL5,687	$40.32 DZD5,256.44	-41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 ALL3,951	$44.82 DZD5,842.81	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 ALL8,969	$70.81 DZD9,231.96	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 ALL10,970	$74.11 DZD9,662.01	-43.7%
Average			-31.1%

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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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