Cost of living comparison

Perth, Australia

compared to

Algiers, Algeria

Algiers vs. Perth Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 65.9% cheaper than Perth.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 53.2% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 58.7% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 80.2% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 88.7% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.8% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Perth Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% less for restaurants

	Perth	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$25.68	$2.88 DZD384.31	-82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.54 A$16.43	$4.39 DZD585.18	-58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 A$3.79	$0.54 DZD72.34	-77.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 A$3.26	$0.21 DZD28.04	-90.0%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	Perth	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 A$3.83	$0.14 DZD18.03	-94.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 A$7.05	$3.53 DZD470.74	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 A$8.56	$3.61 DZD482.23	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.17 A$6.49	$1.76 DZD234.33	-57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 A$6.06	$2.45 DZD327.26	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 A$2.40	$1.43 DZD190.50	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$2.01	$1.29 DZD172.43
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 A$2.12	$0.78 DZD104.26	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 A$3.11	$0.35 DZD46.21	-82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 A$1.69	$0.22 DZD29.13	-79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 A$1.24	$0.21 DZD27.72	-73.9%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 58.7% less for transportation

	Perth	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 A$7.20	$1.23 DZD163.98	-73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.72 A$172.54	$10.72 DZD1,429.88	-90.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,141.31 A$45,412.68	$33,197.40 DZD4,428,978.61	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 A$35.95	$3.47 DZD462.35	-85.0%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 80.2% less for housing

	Perth	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.92 A$82.47	$18.30 DZD2,441.99	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,546.87 A$2,410.59	$216.77 DZD28,920.35	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.56 A$1,791.43	$137.33 DZD18,321.60	-88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.54 A$229.92	$27.22 DZD3,631.73	-81.5%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 88.7% less for childcare

	Perth	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,836.50 A$2,861.92	$84.96 DZD11,334.88	-95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,416.28 A$22,465.76	$2,598.15 DZD346,628.29	-82.0%
Average			-88.7%

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pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Perth	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.91 A$12.32	$1.48 DZD196.96	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 A$5.54	$0.96 DZD128.08	-73.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.95 A$51.35	$2.55 DZD340.21	-92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 A$62.74	$23.36 DZD3,117.10	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.48 A$25.68	$5.72 DZD763.30	-65.3%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Perth	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.02 A$120.02	$36.05 DZD4,809.57	-53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.23 A$76.72	$48.72 DZD6,499.44	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.97 A$160.47	$70.14 DZD9,357.60	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 A$178.40	$65.72 DZD8,767.65	-42.6%
Average			-32.2%

Perth 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: May 2025

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