Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.6 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 17.7 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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