Algiers vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$170	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	59	51
🏙️ Population	2.36M	84.1K

The cost of living in Algiers is 60% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8756th and 4503rd ($478 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Algeria vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5457th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$5597

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904