Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 2.5 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Namibia
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 34.9 times more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$8.82 NAD145.17	+20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$5.59 NAD92.05	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.84 NAD13.75	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.73 NAD11.99	-53.9%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Gambia	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.07 NAD17.57	+69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$4.52 NAD74.42	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$6.75 NAD111.16	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$2.40 NAD39.55	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$2.90 NAD47.68	+136.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.19 NAD19.52	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.83 NAD13.69	+48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.84 NAD13.75	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.88 NAD14.45	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$1.00 NAD16.41	+144.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$1.08 NAD17.85	+146.8%
Average			+59.0%

Gambia vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$5.02 NAD82.67	+25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$39.08 NAD643.38	+496.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$23,990.15 NAD395K	+810.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.03 NAD132.14
Average			+274.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Gambia	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$50.44 NAD830.34	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	+349.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	+329.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	+221.2%
Average			+291.3%

Gambia vs. Namibia - Cost of housing

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pay 34.9 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	+2984.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	+3845.0%
Average			+3388.5%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.66 NAD27.33	-70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.07 NAD34.09	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$3.31 NAD54.44	+95.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$39.58 NAD651.63	+67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$5.41 NAD89.08	+60.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Gambia	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$60.50 NAD996.00	+8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$34.63 NAD570.13	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	-4.1%
Average			-7.6%

Gambia vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

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