Cost of living comparison
Israel is 20.1 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Israel instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 97.7 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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