Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 35.4% cheaper than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
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pay 10.1% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
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