Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 3.4 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
$0.91
AMD353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
$0.43
AMD169
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
$0.82
AMD319
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
$0.73
AMD283
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
$0.71
AMD279
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
$0.34
AMD132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
$0.30
AMD116
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$1.36
AMD532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
$2.40
AMD936
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
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