Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 0.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.44
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.86
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.47
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.58
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.71
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.65
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.41
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.85
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.74
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.90
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.02
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.14
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.84
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,511.07
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.17
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.99
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN832.50
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN540.55
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.64
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 93.5% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,342.01
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,174.66
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.15
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.49
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.57
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN96.17
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.91
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN203.15
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.48
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN269.26
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.77
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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