Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 18.0% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
?? | |
pay 3.0% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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