Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 52.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.60
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.26
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.40
|
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pay 14.6% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.89
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.97
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.53
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.94
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.43
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.56
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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