Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 54.4% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 46.1% less for housing
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 76.7% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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