Cost of living comparison

Melbourne, Australia

compared to

Algiers, Algeria

Algiers vs. Melbourne Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 65.3% cheaper than Melbourne.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 46.1% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 58.4% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 78.8% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 91.5% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Melbourne Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% less for restaurants

	Melbourne	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$25.37	$2.88 DZD379.13	-82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.22	$4.39 DZD577.29	-55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.65 A$4.08	$0.54 DZD71.36	-79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 A$3.48	$0.21 DZD27.67	-90.7%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

	Melbourne	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 A$3.89	$0.14 DZD17.79	-94.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.55 A$7.01	$3.53 DZD464.40	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 A$8.11	$3.61 DZD475.74	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 A$6.29	$1.76 DZD231.17	-57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.02 A$6.19	$2.45 DZD322.85	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 A$2.19	$1.43 DZD187.93	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 A$1.87	$1.29 DZD170.11	+6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.83	$0.78 DZD102.85	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 A$2.51	$0.35 DZD45.59	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$0.22 DZD28.73	-78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 A$1.47	$0.21 DZD27.35	-78.2%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 58.4% less for transportation

	Melbourne	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 A$7.22	$1.23 DZD161.77	-73.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$182.67	$10.72 DZD1,410.61	-91.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,081.74	$33,197.40 DZD4,369,310.64	+13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.44 A$29.94	$3.47 DZD456.13	-82.2%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 78.8% less for housing

	Melbourne	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.42 A$80.73	$18.30 DZD2,409.09	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,479.56 A$2,278.35	$216.77 DZD28,530.73	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,242.77 A$1,913.71	$137.33 DZD18,074.77	-88.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.74 A$173.60	$27.22 DZD3,582.80	-75.9%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 91.5% less for childcare

	Melbourne	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,828.91 A$2,816.30	$84.96 DZD11,182.17	-95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,887.75 A$32,164.70	$2,598.15 DZD341,958.45	-87.6%
Average			-91.5%

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pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Melbourne	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.91 A$12.18	$1.48 DZD194.30	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 A$5.33	$0.96 DZD126.35	-72.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$29.66 A$45.67	$2.55 DZD335.63	-91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.73 A$81.20	$23.36 DZD3,075.10	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.66 A$22.58	$5.72 DZD753.01	-61.0%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Melbourne	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.15 A$118.80	$36.05 DZD4,744.78	-53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.87 A$76.80	$48.72 DZD6,411.88	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.61 A$165.71	$70.14 DZD9,231.54	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.32 A$171.42	$65.72 DZD8,649.53	-41.0%
Average			-32.9%

Melbourne vs. Algiers - 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: June 2025

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