Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 10.7 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$49.68
£39.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$4.40
£3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$6.78
£5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$6.86
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$64.59
£51.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.31
£28.19
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
|
pay 38.6 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$7.14
£5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$76.60
£61.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$116.23
£92.80
|
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