Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Algiers, Algeria

Algiers vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 74.3% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 86.7% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 57.8% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 69.0% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 80.5% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 94.8% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.9% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 55.4% less in Algiers

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Algiers.

Algiers vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.7% less for restaurants

	Bern	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF23.11	$2.88 DZD383.87	-89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.07	$4.39 DZD584.51	-74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.10	$0.54 DZD72.25	-88.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.79	$0.21 DZD28.01	-95.1%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 57.8% less for groceries

	Bern	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.85	$0.14 DZD18.01	-95.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF12.06	$3.53 DZD470.20	-74.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.71	$3.61 DZD481.68	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.15	$1.76 DZD234.06	-69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF11.72	$2.45 DZD326.88	-81.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.30	$1.43 DZD190.28	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.95	$1.29 DZD172.23	+19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.02	$0.78 DZD104.14	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.38	$0.35 DZD46.16	-87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.93	$0.22 DZD29.09	-79.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.86	$0.21 DZD27.69	-78.8%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 69.0% less for transportation

	Bern	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.92	$1.23 DZD163.79	-84.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF80.37	$10.72 DZD1,428.24	-88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF32,951.13	$33,197.40 DZD4,423,900.70	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF37.87	$3.47 DZD461.82	-91.9%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 80.5% less for housing

	Bern	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF42.86	$18.30 DZD2,439.19	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,217.70	$216.77 DZD28,887.19	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF862.29	$137.33 DZD18,300.59	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF223.19	$27.22 DZD3,627.57	-89.3%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 94.8% less for childcare

	Bern	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,662.21	$84.96 DZD11,321.88	-97.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF30,138.23	$2,598.15 DZD346,230.87	-92.4%
Average			-94.8%

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pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.53	$1.48 DZD196.73	-80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.75	$0.96 DZD127.93	-82.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.04	$2.55 DZD339.82	-75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF62.69	$23.36 DZD3,113.52	-67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.09	$5.72 DZD762.42	-74.9%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 55.4% less for clothing

	Bern	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF125.41	$36.05 DZD4,804.06	-74.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF56.09	$48.72 DZD6,491.99	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF147.34	$70.14 DZD9,346.88	-58.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF166.48	$65.72 DZD8,757.60	-65.2%
Average			-55.4%

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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: March 2025

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