Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.3 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 98.0% more for clothing
Gambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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