Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 8.9% cheaper than Kenya.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.22
|
$3.87
GMD271.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
$5.53
GMD387.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.89
|
$1.30
GMD90.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.37
|
$1.47
GMD102.78
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
$0.54
GMD37.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES552.26
|
$3.32
GMD232.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.14
|
$5.49
GMD384.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
$1.95
GMD136.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.91
|
$1.34
GMD93.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.34
|
$0.84
GMD58.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.56
|
$0.59
GMD40.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.75
|
$0.89
GMD62.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.02
|
$0.67
GMD46.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.64
|
$0.45
GMD31.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.42
GMD29.28
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES727.37
|
$4.19
GMD293.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
$2,877.17
GMD201,401.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
?? | |
pay 0.5% more for housing
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
$49.18
GMD3,442.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
$55.82
GMD3,907.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
$25.39
GMD1,777.07
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
$7.38
GMD516.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
$147.55
GMD10,328.29
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.76
|
$1.84
GMD129.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.98
|
$2.28
GMD159.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
$1.81
GMD126.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
$25.82
GMD1,807.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.97
|
$3.69
GMD258.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kenya
|
Gambia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
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