Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3.3 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
?? |
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
?? | |
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
?? | |
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