Cost of living comparison

Algiers, Algeria

compared to

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Santa Cruz vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz is 67.0% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% more in Santa Cruz
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in Santa Cruz
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Santa Cruz
Housing: pay 70.0% more in Santa Cruz
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Santa Cruz
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Santa Cruz

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

Santa Cruz vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 71.3% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD379.22	$3.23 BOB22.27	+12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD577.43	$7.18 BOB49.49	+63.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD71.38	$0.60 BOB4.15	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD27.67	$0.63 BOB4.33	+198.4%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD17.79	$1.42 BOB9.79	+951.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD464.51	$1.95 BOB13.45	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD475.84	$3.84 BOB26.51	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD231.23	$1.61 BOB11.11	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD322.92	$1.43 BOB9.85	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD187.97	$0.87 BOB5.99	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD170.14	$0.42 BOB2.92	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD102.88	$0.60 BOB4.15	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.60	$0.42 BOB2.87	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD28.74	$0.39 BOB2.69	+79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD27.35	$0.46 BOB3.14	+119.4%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD161.81	$2.05 BOB14.10	+66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,410.93	$21.17 BOB146.01	+97.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,370,304.44	$15,072.80 BOB103,939.37	-54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD456.23	$14.00 BOB96.52	+303.9%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 70.0% more for housing

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,409.64	$32.27 BOB222.56	+76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD28,537.22	$490.33 BOB3,381.23	+126.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,078.88	$233.31 BOB1,608.89	+69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,583.62	$29.35 BOB202.37	+7.8%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,184.71	$218.20 BOB1,504.65	+156.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD342,036.23	$4,162.96 BOB28,707.06	+60.2%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD194.35	$1.44 BOB9.90	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD126.38	$2.53 BOB17.46	+163.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD335.70	$2.15 BOB14.85	-15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,075.80	$29.91 BOB206.23	+28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD753.19	$6.82 BOB47.02	+19.2%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Algiers	Santa Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,745.86	$40.19 BOB277.17	+11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,413.34	$34.09 BOB235.10	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,233.64	$74.22 BOB511.78	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,651.50	$50.24 BOB346.46	-23.5%
Average			-9.1%

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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: April 2025

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