Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 41.8% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
?? | |
pay 18.5% more for housing
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Chile
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Gambia or Chile. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.