Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 15.3% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,945.09
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,189.83
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸272.08
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.99
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.20
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,709.12
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,596.36
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸561.32
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸816.14
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸263.12
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸340.08
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.91
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.68
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.88
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.67
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸715.25
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,071.22
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,907,011.02
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,272.73
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,207.54
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,236.36
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,406.15
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,097.34
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,898.67
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,027,091.23
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.59
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸726.08
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.93
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,242.14
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,902.91
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,779.62
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,022.56
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,429.41
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,132.56
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
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