Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 2.8 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.82
F CFA497
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$6.43
F CFA3,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$7.37
F CFA4,485
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$2.10
F CFA1,279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$3.76
F CFA2,288
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.64
F CFA387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$4.38
F CFA2,665
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,360,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$59.50
F CFA36,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$567.30
F CFA345,236
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$235.35
F CFA143,227
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$104.94
F CFA63,863
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$117.33
F CFA71,401
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,643,357
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$1.09
F CFA663
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$2.93
F CFA1,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$1.26
F CFA765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$57.83
F CFA35,191
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$63.45
F CFA38,615
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$44.00
F CFA26,775
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$70.56
F CFA42,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
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