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South Carolina vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

South Carolina is 28.2 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in South Carolina
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in South Carolina
Transportation: pay 5.8 times more in South Carolina
Housing: pay 12.4 times more in South Carolina
Childcare: pay 170.6 times more in South Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in South Carolina
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in South Carolina

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

South Carolina vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Carolina instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Gambia	South Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$19.17	+183.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$11.16	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$2.65	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$2.13	+38.6%
Average			+66.8%

Gambia vs. South Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Gambia	South Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$3.44	+557.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$5.99	+96.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$3.54	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$4.18	+117.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$5.64	+359.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$2.64	+187.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$0.76	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$2.49	+204.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$2.31	+276.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$1.63	+298.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$1.38	+214.4%
Average			+210.6%

Gambia vs. South Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8 times more for transportation

	Gambia	South Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$2.88	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	$46.17	+604.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$33,190.90	+1159.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$16.34	+184.5%
Average			+480.2%

Gambia vs. South Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.4 times more for housing

	Gambia	South Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$66.47	+47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$1,589.94	+1450.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$1,366.92	+2573.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$141.20	+507.3%
Average			+1144.7%

Gambia vs. South Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 170.6 times more for childcare

	Gambia	South Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$1,346.85	+19833.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$19,168.15	+14084.4%
Average			+16958.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	South Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$5.29	+12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$5.17	+69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$7.67	+354.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$32.75	+38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$12.71	+276.2%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Gambia	South Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$50.06	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$35.86	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$84.43	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$112.81	+29.7%
Average			-3.8%

Gambia vs. South Carolina - Cost of clothing

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