Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Algiers, Algeria

Algiers vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 33.8% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 47.0% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.83 MX$178.96	$2.88 DZD383.87	-67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 MX$146.98	$4.39 DZD584.51	-39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 MX$22.47	$0.54 DZD72.25	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MX$16.94	$0.21 DZD28.01	-74.8%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Mexico	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.35 MX$47.70	$0.14 DZD18.01	-94.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 MX$73.40	$3.53 DZD470.20	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 MX$104.87	$3.61 DZD481.68	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.18	$1.76 DZD234.06	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.12 MX$63.32	$2.45 DZD326.88	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 MX$21.95	$1.43 DZD190.28	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.49	$1.29 DZD172.23	+127.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.32	$0.78 DZD104.14	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$14.16	$0.35 DZD46.16	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.35	$0.22 DZD29.09	-72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$14.88	$0.21 DZD27.69	-71.7%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Mexico	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 MX$90.80	$1.23 DZD163.79	-72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.30 MX$533.06	$10.72 DZD1,428.24	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,957.31 MX$404,478.11	$33,197.40 DZD4,423,900.70	+66.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.63 MX$316.72	$3.47 DZD461.82	-77.8%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 47.0% less for housing

	Mexico	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 MX$541.38	$18.30 DZD2,439.19	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$486.26 MX$9,855.17	$216.77 DZD28,887.19	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$362.30 MX$7,342.75	$137.33 DZD18,300.59	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.69 MX$905.70	$27.22 DZD3,627.57	-39.1%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Mexico	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.12 MX$4,157.13	$84.96 DZD11,321.88	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,165.20 MX$84,416.81	$2,598.15 DZD346,230.87	-37.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 MX$43.71	$1.48 DZD196.73	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 MX$57.55	$0.96 DZD127.93	-66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.78 MX$76.69	$2.55 DZD339.82	-32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.67 MX$682.33	$23.36 DZD3,113.52	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 MX$88.98	$5.72 DZD762.42	+30.3%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Mexico	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.84 MX$929.07	$36.05 DZD4,804.06	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.33 MX$736.29	$48.72 DZD6,491.99	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.04 MX$1,662.71	$70.14 DZD9,346.88	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.65 MX$1,553.41	$65.72 DZD8,757.60	-14.3%
Average			-4.0%

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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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