Cost of living comparison

Algiers, Algeria

compared to

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 99.4% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 98.8% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 55.3% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Porto Alegre

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Porto Alegre.

Porto Alegre vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD381.37	$6.10 R$34.69	+111.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD580.69	$6.10 R$34.69	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD71.78	$1.08 R$6.15	+99.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD27.83	$0.73 R$4.15	+247.2%
Average			+124.2%

Algiers vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.8% more for groceries

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD17.89	$1.30 R$7.42	+864.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD467.14	$4.88 R$27.75	+38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD478.54	$3.20 R$18.22	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD232.53	$1.93 R$10.98	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD324.75	$1.91 R$10.89	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD189.04	$0.84 R$4.76	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD171.11	$0.53 R$3.00	-59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD103.46	$0.53 R$3.01	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.86	$0.66 R$3.74	+89.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD28.90	$0.46 R$2.59	+108.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD27.51	$0.50 R$2.87	+142.3%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD162.72	$3.71 R$21.11	+201.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,418.92	$62.71 R$356.82	+485.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,395,036.50	$23,514.66 R$133,807.83	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD458.81	$9.93 R$56.50	+186.5%
Average			+211.1%

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pay 55.3% more for housing

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,423.27	$18.89 R$107.46	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD28,698.71	$307.65 R$1,750.65	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,181.19	$240.75 R$1,369.94	+75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,603.90	$54.69 R$311.23	+100.9%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,248.01	$240.37 R$1,367.81	+182.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD343,971.85	$7,664.04 R$43,611.44	+195.0%
Average			+188.9%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD195.45	$2.18 R$12.39	+47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD127.10	$1.74 R$9.90	+81.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD337.60	$1.79 R$10.16	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,093.21	$25.30 R$143.95	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD757.45	$5.91 R$33.65	+3.4%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Algiers	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,772.71	$43.69 R$248.62	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,449.63	$37.45 R$213.10	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,285.89	$73.13 R$416.15	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,700.46	$52.25 R$297.35	-20.5%
Average			-4.5%

Algiers vs. Porto Alegre - 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: April 2025

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