Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 43.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
?? | |
pay 28.1% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
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