Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 20.9% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
$5.63
GMD381.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
$0.69
GMD46.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
$0.47
GMD31.82
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
$0.50
GMD34.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
$2.87
GMD194.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
$4.48
GMD303.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
$1.52
GMD102.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
$1.51
GMD102.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
$0.87
GMD58.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
$0.68
GMD45.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
$0.90
GMD61.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
$0.56
GMD38.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
$0.43
GMD28.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
$0.37
GMD24.83
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
$3.47
GMD235.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
$20.90
GMD1,418.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,284.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
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pay 3.4 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
$112.54
GMD7,636.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
$192.93
GMD13,091.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
$100.51
GMD6,820.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
$30.62
GMD2,077.76
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
$37.51
GMD2,545.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
$750.27
GMD50,913.18
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
$1.74
GMD118.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
$1.23
GMD83.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
$32.15
GMD2,181.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
$3.75
GMD254.57
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
$6.97
GMD472.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
$26.80
GMD1,818.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
$48.23
GMD3,272.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
$31.62
GMD2,145.63
|
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