Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 46.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 68.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
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pay 11.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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