Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 3.5 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
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