Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 23.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS407.30
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS350.03
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.98
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.65
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS34.01
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS337.55
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS250.38
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.42
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.85
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.27
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.96
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.24
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.97
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.17
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.06
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS247.54
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS560.04
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,790,741.73
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS206.20
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,088.38
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,398.90
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,949.55
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,440.72
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,537.36
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS653,536.09
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS122.19
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.41
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.74
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,890.41
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS280.02
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,985.61
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,062.50
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,543.87
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,368.51
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
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