Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 67.0% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Gambia instead of India, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
India
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
India
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
India
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
India
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
India
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
India
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
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