Cost of living comparison
France is 14.7 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in France instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
$15.64
€14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
$10.86
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
$2.73
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
$1.86
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
$1.71
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
$8.46
€8.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
$4.52
€4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
$5.82
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
$7.25
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
$50.39
€47.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
$31,262.62
€29,554.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
$17.66
€16.69
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
$30.07
€28.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
$750.17
€709.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
$604.38
€571.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
$140.10
€132.44
|
|
pay 82.1 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
$690.26
€652.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
$9,163.56
€8,662.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
$3.01
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
$11.83
€11.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
$35.91
€33.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
$12.10
€11.44
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Gambia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
$89.62
€84.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
$37.76
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
$91.52
€86.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
$126.90
€119.96
|
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