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Gambia vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 50.6% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 30.4% more in Gambia
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Gambia
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Gambia
Childcare: pay 92.9% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Gambia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in Gambia are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gambia instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Algeria	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD361.74	$6.76 GMD493.24	+142.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD507.74	$8.17 GMD596.06	+109.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.51	$2.45 GMD178.64	+305.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.52	$1.53 GMD112.01	+513.2%
Average			+267.5%

Algeria vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.4% more for groceries

	Algeria	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.66	$0.52 GMD38.23	+214.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD615.49	$3.04 GMD221.96	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD452.90	$5.12 GMD373.43	+46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.22	$1.93 GMD140.57	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD275.95	$1.23 GMD89.49	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.27	$0.92 GMD67.12	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD185.59	$0.56 GMD41.02	-60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.18	$0.82 GMD59.66	+15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.65	$0.61 GMD44.75	+74.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.68	$0.41 GMD29.83	+57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.02	$0.44 GMD32.07	+90.2%
Average			+30.4%

Algeria vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Algeria	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.28	$4.00 GMD292.07	+212.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,604.45	$6.55 GMD478.15	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,250,503.85	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-91.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD473.31	$5.74 GMD419.26	+57.7%
Average			+32.9%

Algeria vs. Gambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Algeria	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,549.69	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	+129.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,490.60	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,328.66	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,948.64	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-38.9%
Average			+1.4%

Algeria vs. Gambia - Cost of housing

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pay 92.9% less for childcare

	Algeria	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,171.19	$6.76 GMD493.24	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD378,715.08	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-95.4%
Average			-92.9%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.03	$4.70 GMD342.98	+136.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.11	$3.05 GMD222.95	+274.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD369.26	$1.69 GMD123.31	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,629.80	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD540.22	$3.38 GMD246.62	-18.7%
Average			+73.7%

Algeria vs. Gambia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Algeria	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,515.49	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	+61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,764.79	$44.34 GMD3,236.82
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,143.42	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	+41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,356.92	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	+20.8%
Average			+41.1%

Algeria vs. Gambia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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