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San Miguel de Allende vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 2.3 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in San Miguel de Allende

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in San Miguel de Allende are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, groceries, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in San Miguel de Allende.

San Miguel de Allende vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD390.56	$9.93 MX$201.81	+244.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD594.69	$6.70 MX$136.22	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD73.51	$1.08 MX$21.94	+99.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD28.50	$0.77 MX$15.71	+267.6%
Average			+166.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.32	$2.45 MX$49.84	+1714.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD478.39	$4.31 MX$87.62	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD490.07	$5.41 MX$110.04	+49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD238.14	$2.18 MX$44.36	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD332.57	$3.57 MX$72.58	+45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD193.60	$1.22 MX$24.83	-14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD175.23	$0.62 MX$12.70	-51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD105.95	$0.80 MX$16.24	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD46.96	$0.83 MX$16.82	+138.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD29.60	$0.85 MX$17.30	+289.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD28.17	$0.83 MX$16.82	+298.3%
Average			+229.0%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD166.65	$4.51 MX$91.61	+266.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,453.12	$5.96 MX$121.09	-44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,500,969.39	$17,125.82 MX$348,119.90	-48.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD469.87	$3.47 MX$70.63	+0.3%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,481.68	$24.38 MX$495.56	+33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD29,390.43	$992.80 MX$20,180.86	+358.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,619.41	$704.89 MX$14,328.41	+413.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,690.76	$30.31 MX$616.14	+11.4%
Average			+204.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,519.12	$322.66 MX$6,558.78	+279.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD352,262.56	$4,169.76 MX$84,759.63	+60.5%
Average			+170.2%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD200.16	$2.48 MX$50.45	+68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD130.16	$3.01 MX$61.11	+213.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD345.74	$3.92 MX$79.71	+53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,167.76	$49.02 MX$996.43	+109.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD775.70	$4.96 MX$100.90	-13.2%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Algiers	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,887.75	$56.36 MX$1,145.62	+56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,605.09	$41.06 MX$834.62	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,509.71	$91.99 MX$1,869.95	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,910.17	$91.93 MX$1,868.67	+39.9%
Average			+27.9%

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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 2024

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