Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 62.5% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.73
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 68.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.16
|
?? | |
pay 56.6% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 98.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.85
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Gambia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.00
|
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