Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 38.6% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$5.63
GMD381.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.69
GMD46.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$0.47
GMD31.82
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$0.50
GMD34.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.78
|
$2.87
GMD194.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$4.48
GMD303.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.19
|
$1.52
GMD102.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.53
|
$1.51
GMD102.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.42
|
$0.87
GMD58.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.68
GMD45.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$0.90
GMD61.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.94
|
$0.56
GMD38.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.43
GMD28.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.35
|
$0.37
GMD24.83
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.92
|
$3.47
GMD235.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
$20.90
GMD1,418.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,096.79
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,284.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
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pay 33.8% less for housing
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$112.54
GMD7,636.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$909.37
|
$192.93
GMD13,091.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$664.74
|
$100.51
GMD6,820.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$30.62
GMD2,077.76
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$37.51
GMD2,545.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,061.75
|
$750.27
GMD50,913.18
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.19
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$1.74
GMD118.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.75
|
$1.23
GMD83.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$89.62
|
$32.15
GMD2,181.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
$3.75
GMD254.57
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$6.97
GMD472.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
$26.80
GMD1,818.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.30
|
$48.23
GMD3,272.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$31.62
GMD2,145.63
|
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