Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 2.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 24.4% less for housing
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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