Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Guinea

Guinea vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Guinea is 2.7 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Guinea
Groceries: pay 76.8% more in Guinea
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Guinea
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Guinea
Childcare: pay 47.1 times more in Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Guinea
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Guinea

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

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Guinea vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$4.63 GNF40,795	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$9.26 GNF81,591	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$1.74 GNF15,298	-34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	??
Average			-19.0%

Gambia vs. Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.8% more for groceries

	Gambia	Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.48 GNF13,049	+134.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$11.56 GNF102K	+280.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$8.16 GNF71,898	+59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$4.34 GNF38,193	+125.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$2.04 GNF17,983	+66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.32 GNF11,618	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$1.09 GNF9,614	+94.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.81 GNF7,149	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.99 GNF8,746	+61.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.63 GNF5,543	+54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.63 GNF5,543	+43.2%
Average			+76.8%

Gambia vs. Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$5.26 GNF46,353	+31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$28.49 GNF251K	+335.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+1152.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.87 GNF78,104
Average			+288.6%

Gambia vs. Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Gambia	Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$185.16 GNF2M	+311.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$510.01 GNF4M	+397.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$317.99 GNF3M	+292.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$132.79 GNF1M	+471.1%
Average			+357.3%

Gambia vs. Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 47.1 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+4608.2%
Average			+4608.2%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$3.47 GNF30,596	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$4.63 GNF40,795	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$1.16 GNF10,242	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$89.25 GNF786K	+277.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$4.05 GNF35,696	+19.9%
Average			+33.6%

Gambia vs. Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Gambia	Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$20.00 GNF176K	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$25.00 GNF220K	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$30.00 GNF264K	-69.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$50.00 GNF441K	-42.5%
Average			-56.8%

Gambia vs. Guinea - Cost of clothing

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