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Gambia vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 20.0% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Gambia
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Gambia
Childcare: pay 96.6% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Gambia

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

Gambia vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$6.76 GMD489.86	-12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$8.17 GMD591.97	+46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$2.45 GMD177.41	+196.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$1.53 GMD111.24	+228.8%
Average			+114.9%

Kazakhstan vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$0.52 GMD37.96	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$3.04 GMD220.44	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$5.12 GMD370.87	+37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$1.93 GMD139.61	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$1.23 GMD88.88	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$0.92 GMD66.66	+70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.56 GMD40.74	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$0.82 GMD59.25	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$0.61 GMD44.44	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$0.41 GMD29.63	+52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.44 GMD31.85	+150.4%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$4.00 GMD290.07	+144.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$6.55 GMD474.88	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$2,635.13 GMD191,047.31	-87.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$5.74 GMD416.39	-13.1%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$45.05 GMD3,265.77	+242.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$102.56 GMD7,435.60	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$51.13 GMD3,706.65	-77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$23.25 GMD1,685.71	-40.5%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 96.6% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$6.76 GMD489.86	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$135.14 GMD9,797.30	-97.2%
Average			-96.6%

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$4.70 GMD340.63	+306.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$3.05 GMD221.42	+67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$1.69 GMD122.47	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$23.65 GMD1,714.53	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$3.38 GMD244.93	-16.3%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$56.00 GMD4,060.00	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$44.34 GMD3,214.65	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$99.43 GMD7,208.68	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$86.99 GMD6,306.78	+18.2%
Average			+21.6%

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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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