Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Gambia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
?? |
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