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South Korea vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 14.2 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in South Korea
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 83.7 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.4% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Gambia	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$6.72 ₩9,907	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$5.50 ₩8,102	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$1.47 ₩2,161	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$0.82 ₩1,216	-46.2%
Average			-29.9%

Gambia vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Gambia	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$2.87 ₩4,235	+448.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$5.63 ₩8,290	+85.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$7.67 ₩11,311	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$2.84 ₩4,180	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$3.34 ₩4,917	+172.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$3.24 ₩4,768	+251.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$1.39 ₩2,045	+147.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$2.80 ₩4,121	+242.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$2.40 ₩3,543	+292.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$1.78 ₩2,627	+336.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$1.20 ₩1,775	+174.1%
Average			+204.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$4.40 ₩6,485	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	$47.17 ₩69,524	+620.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	+903.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$8.33 ₩12,280	+45.1%
Average			+394.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Gambia	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$21.68 ₩31,958	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$473.91 ₩698,442	+362.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$357.19 ₩526,420	+598.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$132.53 ₩195,326	+470.0%
Average			+344.7%

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pay 83.7 times more for childcare

	Gambia	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$378.52 ₩557,869	+5502.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+11041.0%
Average			+8271.6%

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$3.12 ₩4,595	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$3.57 ₩5,258	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$3.18 ₩4,693	+88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$49.86 ₩73,483	+110.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$10.12 ₩14,912	+199.5%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Gambia	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$66.46 ₩97,948	+18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$50.68 ₩74,697	+14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$72.74 ₩107,204	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$103.23 ₩152,146	+18.7%
Average			+6.2%

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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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