Cost of Living inSidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Algeria: $15,502/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 72% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.4 / 10
#83 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Algeria yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Sidi Bel Abbes. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Sidi Bel Abbes is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Algeria.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedHouseholds still pay a large share themselves and newborn outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs and country-level outcomes are weaker.
Private care
LimitedVisible specialty depth help, but the private footprint is not very visible yet and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
70/100
2023
Physicians
1.66/1k
2022
Hospital beds
1.61/1k
2017
Out of pocket
45%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
62/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
15.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but the private footprint is still thin and price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Algeria yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Sidi Bel Abbes compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.0x further in Sidi Bel Abbes than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Algeria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Sidi Bel Abbes cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Sidi Bel Abbes is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 72% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Sidi Bel Abbes. We are using the country-level cost index for Algeria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Sidi Bel Abbes compare with New York City?
Rent in Sidi Bel Abbes is about 97% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Algeria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Sidi Bel Abbes?
Groceries in Sidi Bel Abbes are about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 84% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Algeria here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Sidi Bel Abbes
Sidi Bel Abbes sits on the high plateau of northwestern Algeria, about 80 kilometers south of the Mediterranean port of Oran. The city of about 210,000 was founded as a French military post in the 19th century and famously served as the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion until Algerian independence in 1962. The modern economy combines agriculture (the surrounding plain is a major cereal-growing region), small-scale manufacturing, and the University of Sidi Bel Abbes, one of Algeria's largest. The semi-arid continental climate brings hot dry summers and cool winters with occasional snow. Arabic is the official language alongside French in business and education and Tamazight in cultural contexts; English is rare. Sidi Bel Abbes offers low costs and rail and road links to Oran but a generally inward-looking regional economy.
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