Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 65.7% more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 98.8% more for childcare
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Gambia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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