Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 12.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA488
|
$3.87
GMD273.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,269
|
$5.53
GMD390.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA455
|
$1.30
GMD91.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA244
|
$1.47
GMD103.52
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA523
|
$0.54
GMD38.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.32
GMD234.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,439
|
$5.49
GMD387.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,493
|
$1.95
GMD137.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
GMD94.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA472
|
$0.84
GMD58.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA296
|
$0.59
GMD41.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA252
|
$0.89
GMD62.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA401
|
$0.67
GMD47.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA802
|
$0.45
GMD31.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA341
|
$0.42
GMD29.49
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,706
|
$4.19
GMD295.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,928
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$2,877.17
GMD202,840.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,100
|
?? | |
pay 39.0% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,349
|
$49.18
GMD3,467.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA243,978
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA121,989
|
$55.82
GMD3,935.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,046
|
$25.39
GMD1,789.77
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA73,193
|
$7.38
GMD520.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA8,990,785
|
$147.55
GMD10,402.07
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA683
|
$1.84
GMD130.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA732
|
$2.28
GMD161.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA976
|
$1.81
GMD127.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,398
|
$25.82
GMD1,820.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,880
|
$3.69
GMD260.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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