Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 5.2 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 97.8% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
?? | |
pay 62.3% more for transportation
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 17.3 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
?? |
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