Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 76.3% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 67.1% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 65.5% more in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 19.1 times more in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Venezuela

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Venezuela are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.

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Venezuela vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Gambia	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$8.26 VEF82.44	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$10.58 VEF105.56	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$1.48 VEF14.77	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$1.16 VEF11.58	-26.5%
Average			+7.4%

Gambia vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

	Gambia	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.88 VEF18.74	+197.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$3.24 VEF32.34	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$7.76 VEF77.39	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$2.87 VEF28.60	+48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$3.13 VEF31.20	+155.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$2.15 VEF21.43	+133.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.73 VEF7.27	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.76 VEF7.63	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.90 VEF8.99	+47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.86 VEF8.62	+111.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.77 VEF7.67	+75.1%
Average			+67.1%

Gambia vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$2.52 VEF25.12	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$29.00 VEF289.26	+342.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$26,527.78 VEF265K	+906.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.23 VEF201.73
Average			+172.6%

Gambia vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.5% more for housing

	Gambia	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$32.33 VEF322.49	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	+78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$18.46 VEF184.16	-20.6%
Average			+65.5%

Gambia vs. Venezuela - Cost of housing

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pay 19.1 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$82.50 VEF822.90	+1121.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	+2891.7%
Average			+1811.3%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.60 VEF15.99	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.49 VEF24.84	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$2.91 VEF29.07	+72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$34.32 VEF342.37	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$4.44 VEF44.33	+31.6%
Average			-10.7%

Gambia vs. Venezuela - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Gambia	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$48.42 VEF482.92	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$42.47 VEF423.65	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$85.14 VEF849.19	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$76.63 VEF764.38	-11.9%
Average			-11.1%

Gambia vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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