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Algiers vs. Zapopan Cost of Living Summary

Algiers is 36.1% cheaper than Zapopan.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% less in Algiers
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Algiers
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Algiers
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Algiers
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Algiers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Algiers
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Algiers

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

Algiers vs. Zapopan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.7% less for restaurants

	Zapopan	Algiers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$2.88 DZD391.13	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.39 DZD595.56	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 MX$23.28	$0.54 DZD73.62	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 MX$20.48	$0.21 DZD28.54	-78.8%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Zapopan	Algiers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$0.14 DZD18.35	-94.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$3.53 DZD479.09	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 MX$101.78	$3.61 DZD490.79	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$1.76 DZD238.49	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 MX$65.14	$2.45 DZD333.06	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$1.43 DZD193.88	+44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$1.29 DZD175.49	+101.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$0.78 DZD106.11	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MX$12.55	$0.35 DZD47.03	-43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$15.36	$0.22 DZD29.64	-70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$15.20	$0.21 DZD28.21	-71.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Zapopan	Algiers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$1.23 DZD166.89	-72.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.78 MX$614.49	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	-64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	+102.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.35 MX$419.90	$3.47 DZD470.55	-83.0%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 51.9% less for housing

	Zapopan	Algiers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.52 MX$588.37	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$595.68 MX$12,289.72	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	-60.7%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Zapopan	Algiers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.78 MX$3,482.09	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	-49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	-56.4%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Zapopan	Algiers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$1.48 DZD200.45	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 MX$56.79	$0.96 DZD130.35	-65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$2.55 DZD346.24	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.70 MX$715.88	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 MX$134.67	$5.72 DZD776.84	-12.4%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Zapopan	Algiers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.09 MX$950.92	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.56 MX$1,723.89	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	-21.3%
Average			-5.6%

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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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