Cost of living comparison

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 69.3% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants
pay 40.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries
pay 19.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare
pay 29.2 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing
pay 26.6% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.6% less for restaurants

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.31
GMD536.99
$4.57
KGS400.01
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.86
GMD577.36
$7.49
KGS655.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.64
GMD193.83
$0.71
KGS61.67
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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.63
GMD46.35
$0.33
KGS28.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.04
GMD223.48
$3.22
KGS281.41
Milk (1 gallon) $5.12
GMD375.98
$3.31
KGS289.27
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
GMD294.08
$3.84
KGS335.91
Monthly public transit pass $6.55
GMD481.43
$11.84
KGS1,035.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,635.13
GMD194K
$24,144.21
KGS2M
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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $45.05
GMD3,310.81
$10.29
KGS899.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $102.56
GMD7,538.16
$398.00
KGS34,805.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $81.08
GMD5,959.46
$287.64
KGS25,153.75
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pay 29.2 times more for childcare

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $6.76
GMD496.62
$159.59
KGS13,955.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $135.14
GMD9,932.43
$4,862.35
KGS425K
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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.61
GMD412.40
$1.22
KGS106.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
GMD271.01
$2.02
KGS176.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.69
GMD124.16
$1.96
KGS171.67
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pay 26.6% less for clothing

 
Gambia
Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $56.00
GMD4,116.00
$37.23
KGS3,255.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.34
GMD3,258.99
$39.64
KGS3,466.73
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.43
GMD7,308.11
$71.97
KGS6,293.44
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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