Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 30.7% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
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pay 33.6% less for housing
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 92.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 60.3% less for clothing
Burma
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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