Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 2.0 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 46.8 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 56.6% less in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.8% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.73 ZWL234.79	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-73.3%
Average			-32.8%

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+73.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.90 ZWL611.53	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$2.12 ZWL682.33	+72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.10 ZWL353.72	+19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.73 ZWL236.30	+30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.59 ZWL188.63	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.67 ZWL217.09	+65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.72 ZWL231.09	+63.4%
Average			+35.1%

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	+587.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	+791.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00
Average			+329.6%

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	+175.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	+161.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	+140.1%
Average			+159.8%

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 46.8 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$331.89 ZWL107K	+4812.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	+4360.6%
Average			+4580.9%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.56 ZWL825.12	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$1.75 ZWL563.50	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	+67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+196.0%
Average			+5.1%

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.6% less for clothing

	Gambia	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	-57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	-43.3%
Average			-56.6%

Gambia vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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