Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.5 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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