Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 30.1% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
?? | |
pay 99.6% more for housing
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
?? |
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