Cost of living comparison
Mali is 5.8 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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