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New Zealand vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 17.1 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 6.3 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 7.7 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 96.8 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Gambia. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 35.8% more for restaurants

	Gambia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$14.45 NZ$25.10	+113.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$9.14 NZ$15.87	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$2.11 NZ$3.66	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$2.02 NZ$3.50	+31.4%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Gambia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$1.74 NZ$3.02	+231.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$3.88 NZ$6.74	+27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$6.34 NZ$11.01	+23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+209.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$4.01 NZ$6.96	+226.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$1.18 NZ$2.05	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$1.29 NZ$2.25	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+244.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+108.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+81.4%
Average			+119.0%

Gambia vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.3 times more for transportation

	Gambia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$6.08 NZ$10.56	+51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	$74.52 NZ$129.46	+1037.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	+840.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$17.81 NZ$30.94	+210.1%
Average			+535.0%

Gambia vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.7 times more for housing

	Gambia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$50.00 NZ$86.86	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	+853.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	+1484.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$95.66 NZ$166.20	+311.4%
Average			+665.2%

Gambia vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 96.8 times more for childcare

	Gambia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	+9303.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	+9863.3%
Average			+9583.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$6.04 NZ$10.50	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$3.35 NZ$5.82	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$23.12 NZ$40.17	+1269.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$37.72 NZ$65.53	+59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$10.72 NZ$18.62	+217.3%
Average			+316.8%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Gambia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$65.22 NZ$113.31	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$39.23 NZ$68.16	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$90.28 NZ$156.84	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$119.43 NZ$207.49	+37.3%
Average			+8.3%

Gambia vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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