Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 36.8% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
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pay 29.2% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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