Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 48.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 66.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
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pay 3.4% more for housing
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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