Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 40.0% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
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pay 26.2% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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