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Santa Maria vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Santa Maria is 47.3% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Santa Maria
Groceries: pay 88.2% more in Santa Maria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Santa Maria
Housing: pay 0.2% less in Santa Maria
Childcare: pay 32.3% more in Santa Maria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Santa Maria
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Santa Maria

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

Santa Maria vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD391.13	$4.35 R$26.92	+51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD595.56	$6.10 R$37.69	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD73.62	$0.93 R$5.74	+71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD28.54	$0.73 R$4.51	+247.2%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.35	$1.28 R$7.90	+845.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD479.09	$3.92 R$24.23	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD490.79	$3.20 R$19.79	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD238.49	$1.45 R$8.97	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD333.06	$1.58 R$9.77	-35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD193.88	$0.81 R$5.03	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD175.49	$0.53 R$3.26	-59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD106.11	$0.53 R$3.27	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD47.03	$0.66 R$4.07	+89.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD29.64	$0.40 R$2.44	+80.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD28.21	$0.50 R$3.11	+142.3%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD166.89	$3.71 R$22.94	+201.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	$22,208.29 R$137,296.10	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD470.55	$9.93 R$61.38	+186.5%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 0.2% less for housing

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	$15.68 R$96.91	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	$261.27 R$1,615.25	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	$130.64 R$807.62	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	$26.64 R$164.69	-2.1%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 32.3% more for childcare

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	$139.35 R$861.47	+64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	$2,612.74 R$16,152.48	+0.6%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD200.45	$1.74 R$10.77	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD130.35	$1.39 R$8.61	+45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD346.24	$1.79 R$11.04	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	$18.58 R$114.86	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD776.84	$4.35 R$26.92	-23.9%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Algiers	Santa Maria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	$43.69 R$270.11	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	$34.84 R$215.37	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	$73.13 R$452.12	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	$48.19 R$297.92	-26.7%
Average			-7.4%

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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: January 2025

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