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Algiers vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 13.0% cheaper than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Algiers
Childcare: pay 2.3% more in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.3% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$3.38 DZD438.87	-59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$4.82 DZD627.01	-49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$0.59 DZD77.14	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$0.23 DZD29.76	-77.6%
Average			-59.3%

Venezuela vs. Algiers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$0.18 DZD22.86	-91.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$5.09 DZD661.84	+73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$3.75 DZD487.76	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$1.77 DZD230.39	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$2.34 DZD303.87	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$1.39 DZD181.19	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$1.36 DZD176.83	+114.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$0.67 DZD86.59	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$0.44 DZD56.75	-51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$0.29 DZD37.17	-66.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$0.26 DZD33.98	-69.4%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Venezuela	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$1.33 DZD172.67	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$11.73 DZD1,524.92	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$3.45 DZD448.91	-84.5%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Venezuela	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$19.08 DZD2,479.67	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$221.93 DZD28,843.49	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$146.66 DZD19,060.82	+10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$33.49 DZD4,352.49	+133.4%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Venezuela	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$91.34 DZD11,871.08	+20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$3,648.37 DZD474,161.31	-16.2%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$2.35 DZD304.98	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$0.94 DZD122.24	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$2.79 DZD362.82	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$23.41 DZD3,042.59	-29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$5.15 DZD669.73	+6.6%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$40.32 DZD5,240.17	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$44.82 DZD5,824.72	+18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$70.81 DZD9,203.38	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$74.11 DZD9,632.10	-2.9%
Average			+1.1%

Venezuela vs. Algiers - 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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