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Gambia vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 15.5% cheaper than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.5% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 69.5% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 96.1% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Gambia

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

Gambia vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$6.76 GMD493.24	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$8.17 GMD596.06	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$2.45 GMD178.64	+162.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$1.53 GMD112.01	+177.2%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$0.52 GMD38.23	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$3.04 GMD221.96	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$5.12 GMD373.43	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$1.93 GMD140.57	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$1.23 GMD89.49	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$0.92 GMD67.12	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$0.56 GMD41.02	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$0.82 GMD59.66	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$0.61 GMD44.75	-45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.41 GMD29.83	-10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.44 GMD32.07	-1.8%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 69.5% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$4.00 GMD292.07	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	$6.55 GMD478.15	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-91.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$5.74 GMD419.26	-81.1%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Mauritius	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-37.5%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 96.1% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$6.76 GMD493.24	-95.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-96.9%
Average			-96.1%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$4.70 GMD342.98	+128.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$3.05 GMD222.95	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$1.69 GMD123.31	-72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$3.38 GMD246.62	-43.1%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	+30.1%
Average			+17.0%

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