Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 31.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,852
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$5.63
GMD381.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,432
|
$0.69
GMD46.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,871
|
$0.47
GMD31.82
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
$0.50
GMD34.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$2.87
GMD194.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,301
|
$4.48
GMD303.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
$1.52
GMD102.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,111
|
$1.51
GMD102.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,494
|
$0.87
GMD58.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,012
|
$0.68
GMD45.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,196
|
$0.90
GMD61.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,241
|
$0.56
GMD38.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,358
|
$0.43
GMD28.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,470
|
$0.37
GMD24.83
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,516
|
$3.47
GMD235.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$20.90
GMD1,418.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,284.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
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pay 55.8% less for housing
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$112.54
GMD7,636.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
$192.93
GMD13,091.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
$100.51
GMD6,820.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$30.62
GMD2,077.76
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$37.51
GMD2,545.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$750.27
GMD50,913.18
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,026
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,744
|
$1.74
GMD118.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
$1.23
GMD83.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$32.15
GMD2,181.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$3.75
GMD254.57
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Laos
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$6.97
GMD472.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$26.80
GMD1,818.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$48.23
GMD3,272.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$31.62
GMD2,145.63
|
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