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Gambia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 13.2% cheaper than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 48.9% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 94.8% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Gambia

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

Gambia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD310.59	$6.76 GMD493.24	+14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD268.81	$8.17 GMD596.06	+59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.51	$2.45 GMD178.64	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.45	$1.53 GMD112.01	+26.7%
Average			+37.0%

Macedonia vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD36.92	$0.52 GMD38.23	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD218.09	$3.04 GMD221.96	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD256.58	$5.12 GMD373.43	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.40	$1.93 GMD140.57	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD155.49	$1.23 GMD89.49	-58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD23.93	$0.92 GMD67.12	+101.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.98	$0.56 GMD41.02	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.43	$0.82 GMD59.66	+40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.80	$0.61 GMD44.75	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.88	$0.41 GMD29.83	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.52	$0.44 GMD32.07	-6.1%
Average			-1.3%

Macedonia vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.9% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD294.54	$4.00 GMD292.07	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	$6.55 GMD478.15	-77.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-91.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD294.47	$5.74 GMD419.26	+2.2%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Macedonia	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD836.36	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	+182.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-77.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 94.8% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	$6.76 GMD493.24	-97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-92.6%
Average			-94.8%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD111.97	$4.70 GMD342.98	+119.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.28	$3.05 GMD222.95	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD162.10	$1.69 GMD123.31	-45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	-28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD273.23	$3.38 GMD246.62	-35.2%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	-12.4%
Average			+6.6%

Macedonia vs. Gambia - Cost of clothing

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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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