Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 54.6% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 62.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
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pay 30.5% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
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