Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 4.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 53.6% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
?? | |
pay 81.8% more for housing
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 97.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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