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Republic of the Congo vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 9.1 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 7.5 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 44.8 times more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$13.06 FCFA7,299	+93.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$9.37 FCFA5,234	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$1.38 FCFA769	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$1.57 FCFA876	+2.2%
Average			+16.6%

Gambia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$2.52 FCFA1,408	+381.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$4.66 FCFA2,604	+53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$8.84 FCFA4,940	+72.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$3.07 FCFA1,714	+59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$3.15 FCFA1,761	+157.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$1.08 FCFA604	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$1.07 FCFA597	+90.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$1.85 FCFA1,032	+125.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$1.28 FCFA713	+108.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$1.09 FCFA608	+166.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$0.97 FCFA543	+121.1%
Average			+123.0%

Gambia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$5.08 FCFA2,841	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	$22.59 FCFA12,625	+244.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	+1148.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$13.24 FCFA7,400	+130.5%
Average			+387.7%

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$65.34 FCFA36,516	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$988.85 FCFA552,647	+864.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$393.90 FCFA220,144	+670.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$262.94 FCFA146,951	+1030.9%
Average			+652.7%

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pay 44.8 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$303.92 FCFA169,853	+4398.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	+4364.7%
Average			+4381.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$3.10 FCFA1,734	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$4.75 FCFA2,655	+55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$3.92 FCFA2,189	+131.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$63.17 FCFA35,305	+167.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$10.42 FCFA5,824	+208.4%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Gambia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$41.67 FCFA23,287	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$40.42 FCFA22,588	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$91.11 FCFA50,920	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$80.00 FCFA44,710	-8.0%
Average			-12.7%

Gambia vs. Republic of the Congo - 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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