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Algiers vs. Morelia Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 19.8% cheaper than Morelia.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Algiers
Housing: pay 25.6% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Morelia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Morelia	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 MX$153.62	$2.88 DZD391.13	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.46 MX$112.66	$4.39 DZD595.56	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$0.54 DZD73.62	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.21 DZD28.54	-72.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Morelia	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$0.14 DZD18.35	-94.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 MX$68.28	$3.53 DZD479.09	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$3.61 DZD490.79	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.76 DZD238.49	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 MX$72.78	$2.45 DZD333.06	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$1.43 DZD193.88	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$12.39	$1.29 DZD175.49	+115.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$12.39	$0.78 DZD106.11	+30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.35 DZD47.03	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.22 DZD29.64	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.21 DZD28.21	-74.9%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Morelia	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$92.99	$1.23 DZD166.89	-72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.34 MX$460.86	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	+167.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$3.47 DZD470.55	-0.3%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 25.6% less for housing

	Morelia	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	-10.2%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Morelia	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	-12.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Morelia	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.48 DZD200.45	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$0.96 DZD130.35	-68.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MX$58.17	$2.55 DZD346.24	-9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	-52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$5.72 DZD776.84	+44.1%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Morelia	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.37 MX$853.45	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.13 MX$580.35	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	+73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	-28.5%
Average			+5.5%

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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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