Cost of living comparison
Russia is 7.2 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Gambia
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD267.24
|
$6.85
RUB650.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD381.78
|
$4.21
RUB399.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD89.43
|
$0.84
RUB79.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD101.32
|
$0.41
RUB38.62
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.33
|
$0.49
RUB46.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD229.07
|
$3.93
RUB373.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD378.96
|
$3.21
RUB304.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD134.39
|
$1.21
RUB115.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD92.36
|
$1.72
RUB163.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.72
|
$0.56
RUB53.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.41
|
$0.56
RUB53.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.57
|
$0.75
RUB70.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.18
|
$0.90
RUB85.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.79
|
$0.22
RUB20.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.86
|
$0.22
RUB20.76
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD289.04
|
$2.21
RUB209.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.07
RUB1,809.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD198,524.53
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,740,715.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.42
RUB419.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,393.58
|
$6.26
RUB594.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$317.16
RUB30,109.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,851.72
|
$217.57
RUB20,654.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,751.69
|
$68.11
RUB6,466.35
|
|
pay 33.2 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD509.04
|
$212.06
RUB20,131.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,180.75
|
$5,562.55
RUB528,071.77
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD127.26
|
$1.50
RUB142.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD157.60
|
$1.72
RUB163.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD124.71
|
$2.19
RUB208.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,781.63
|
$29.01
RUB2,753.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD254.52
|
$4.18
RUB396.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.04
RUB5,509.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.63
RUB3,477.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.11
RUB7,415.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.83
RUB7,483.60
|
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