Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 7.7% cheaper than Somalia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
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pay 32.8% more for housing
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
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