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Gambia vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 41.6% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Gambia
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 81.4% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 95.6% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Gambia
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Gambia

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	$6.76 GMD493.24	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	$8.17 GMD596.06	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.73	$2.45 GMD178.64	+22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.30	$1.53 GMD112.01	+2.3%
Average			-11.8%

Haiti vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Haiti	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.17	$0.52 GMD38.23	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$3.04 GMD221.96	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.08	$5.12 GMD373.43	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.81	$1.93 GMD140.57	-31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.07	$1.23 GMD89.49	-82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.92 GMD67.12	-59.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.23	$0.56 GMD41.02	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.82 GMD59.66	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.61 GMD44.75	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.41 GMD29.83	-82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.21	$0.44 GMD32.07	-65.4%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Haiti	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.63	$4.00 GMD292.07	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,617.34	$6.55 GMD478.15	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-92.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.50	$5.74 GMD419.26	+60.4%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 81.4% less for housing

	Haiti	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-94.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-69.6%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 95.6% less for childcare

	Haiti	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	$6.76 GMD493.24	-93.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-98.0%
Average			-95.6%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$4.70 GMD342.98	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.62	$3.05 GMD222.95	+85.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.73	$1.69 GMD123.31	-15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	$3.38 GMD246.62	-66.2%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	-42.0%
Average			-32.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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