Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 7.3% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
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pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
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