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Gambia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 11.8% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.2% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 20.0% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 97.9% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Gambia

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Gambia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Gambia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.2% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$6.76 GMD489.86	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$8.17 GMD591.97	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$2.45 GMD177.41	+166.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$1.53 GMD111.24	+217.7%
Average			+88.2%

Armenia vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Armenia	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$0.52 GMD37.96	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$3.04 GMD220.44	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$5.12 GMD370.87	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$1.93 GMD139.61	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$1.23 GMD88.88	-62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$0.92 GMD66.66	+57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.56 GMD40.74	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.82 GMD59.25	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.61 GMD44.44	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.41 GMD29.63	+9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.44 GMD31.85	+29.8%
Average			-7.1%

Armenia vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Armenia	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$4.00 GMD290.07	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$6.55 GMD474.88	-72.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$2,635.13 GMD191,047.31	-92.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$5.74 GMD416.39	+55.7%
Average			-31.3%

Armenia vs. Gambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Armenia	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$45.05 GMD3,265.77	+154.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$102.56 GMD7,435.60	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$51.13 GMD3,706.65	-85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$23.25 GMD1,685.71	-69.8%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 97.9% less for childcare

	Armenia	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$6.76 GMD489.86	-97.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$135.14 GMD9,797.30	-98.1%
Average			-97.9%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$4.70 GMD340.63	+166.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$3.05 GMD221.42	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$1.69 GMD122.47	-29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$23.65 GMD1,714.53	-55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$3.38 GMD244.93	-35.3%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Armenia	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$56.00 GMD4,060.00	-33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$44.34 GMD3,214.65	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$99.43 GMD7,208.68	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$86.99 GMD6,306.78	-16.4%
Average			-23.6%

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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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