Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Bolivia

Bolivia vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 31.1% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Bolivia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 19.1 times more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Bolivia

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Bolivia are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bolivia. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bolivia.

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Bolivia vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$2.00 BOB23.44	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$4.54 BOB53.06	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.71 BOB8.31	-73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.52 BOB6.12	-66.9%
Average			-63.8%

Gambia vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Gambia	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.97 BOB11.38	+54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$1.77 BOB20.69	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$2.66 BOB31.04	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.33 BOB15.50	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$1.28 BOB15.01	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$0.81 BOB9.46	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.36 BOB4.25	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.37 BOB4.34	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.63 BOB7.38	+2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.31 BOB3.65	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.31 BOB3.60	-30.0%
Average			-24.2%

Gambia vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Gambia	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$2.28 BOB26.70	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$21.33 BOB249.40	+225.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$13,953.84 BOB163K	+429.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.32 BOB85.57
Average			+94.5%

Gambia vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Gambia	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$21.45 BOB250.79	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	+172.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	+144.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$20.53 BOB240.01	-11.7%
Average			+102.0%

Gambia vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 19.1 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	+1682.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	+1947.1%
Average			+1810.4%

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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.39 BOB16.21	-75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$1.70 BOB19.90	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$1.72 BOB20.16	+2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$22.62 BOB264.50	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$4.70 BOB54.99	+39.2%
Average			-30.3%

Gambia vs. Bolivia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Gambia	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$30.62 BOB358.01	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$29.25 BOB341.97	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$52.01 BOB608.10	-47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$56.19 BOB657.00	-35.4%
Average			-40.9%

Gambia vs. Bolivia - Cost of clothing

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