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Gambia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 1.6% cheaper than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Gambia
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 94.4% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Gambia

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

Gambia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$6.76 GMD493.24	+124.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$8.17 GMD596.06	+30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$2.45 GMD178.64	+37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.53 GMD112.01	-29.0%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.52 GMD38.23	+89.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.04 GMD221.96	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$5.12 GMD373.43	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.93 GMD140.57	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.23 GMD89.49	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.92 GMD67.12	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.56 GMD41.02	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.82 GMD59.66	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.61 GMD44.75	+37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.41 GMD29.83	+16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.44 GMD32.07	+11.9%
Average			+7.4%

Mauritania vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Mauritania	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.00 GMD292.07	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$6.55 GMD478.15	-70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$5.74 GMD419.26	+47.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Mauritania	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-79.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 94.4% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$6.76 GMD493.24	-90.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-98.1%
Average			-94.4%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$4.70 GMD342.98	+139.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.05 GMD222.95	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.69 GMD123.31	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	-72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.38 GMD246.62	-17.2%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	+173.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	+113.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	+43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	+109.9%
Average			+110.2%

Mauritania 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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