Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 7.9% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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