Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Gambia

Gambia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 54.9% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.1% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 67.9% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 97.7% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Gambia

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Gambia are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Gambia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gambia.

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Gambia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gambia instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 88.1% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$7.31 GMD536.99	+133.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$7.86 GMD577.36	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$2.64 GMD193.83	+79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$1.58 GMD116.16	+160.6%
Average			+88.1%

Cameroon vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$0.63 GMD46.35	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$3.04 GMD223.48	-68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$5.12 GMD375.98	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$1.93 GMD141.54	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$1.23 GMD90.11	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$0.92 GMD67.58	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$0.56 GMD41.30	-31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$0.82 GMD60.07	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$0.61 GMD45.05	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$0.41 GMD30.04	-58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$0.44 GMD32.29	-41.1%
Average			-39.0%

Cameroon vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.9% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$4.00 GMD294.08	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$6.55 GMD481.43	-61.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$2,635.13 GMD194K	-90.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	??
Average			-67.9%

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	Cameroon	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	-69.8%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 97.7% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$6.76 GMD496.62	-98.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	-95.5%
Average			-97.7%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$5.61 GMD412.40	+387.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$3.69 GMD271.01	+80.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$1.69 GMD124.16	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$3.38 GMD248.31	-60.4%
Average			+12.2%

Cameroon vs. Gambia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	-4.6%
Average			-0.1%

Cameroon vs. Gambia - Cost of clothing

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