Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 3.3 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Senegal
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 6.3 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 60.5 times more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Senegal

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

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Senegal vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Senegal instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD540.65	$5.12 F CFA3,047	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD581.29	$11.10 F CFA6,602	+41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD195.15	$1.22 F CFA729	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.95	$0.87 F CFA521	-44.6%
Average			-16.0%

Gambia vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Gambia	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.67	$0.73 F CFA432	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD225.00	$8.68 F CFA5,163	+185.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD378.54	$9.67 F CFA5,755	+89.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD142.50	$2.47 F CFA1,469	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.72	$4.08 F CFA2,430	+233.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD68.04	$1.45 F CFA865	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.58	$0.86 F CFA511	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.48	$1.32 F CFA783	+61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.36	$0.79 F CFA472	+29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.24	$0.62 F CFA369	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.51	$0.43 F CFA253	-3.1%
Average			+61.6%

Gambia vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.3 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD296.08	$6.27 F CFA3,730	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD484.70	$76.82 F CFA45,710	+1072.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD195K	$50,357.24 F CFA30M	+1811.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.20 F CFA11,427
Average			+530.8%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Gambia	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,333.33	$46.36 F CFA27,588	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,589.44	$810.84 F CFA482K	+690.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD6,000.00	$431.19 F CFA257K	+431.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,720.59	$155.27 F CFA92,392	+567.8%
Average			+494.0%

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pay 60.5 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD500.00	$321.49 F CFA191K	+4658.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD10,000.00	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+7594.8%
Average			+5950.8%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD415.21	$2.56 F CFA1,524	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD272.86	$3.37 F CFA2,006	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD125.00	$2.13 F CFA1,270	+26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,750.00	$44.81 F CFA26,664	+89.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD250.00	$8.54 F CFA5,079	+152.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Gambia	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,144.00	$58.04 F CFA34,536	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,281.16	$45.52 F CFA27,087	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,357.82	$85.35 F CFA50,788	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,437.26	$96.73 F CFA57,560	+11.2%
Average			+0.4%

Gambia vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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