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Gambia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 31.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 55.9% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 60.7% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 83.3% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 97.8% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Gambia
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Gambia

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Gambia are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gambia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 74.6% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$6.76 GMD493.24	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$8.17 GMD596.06	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$2.45 GMD178.64	+204.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$1.53 GMD112.01	+117.8%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 55.9% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$0.52 GMD38.23	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$3.04 GMD221.96	-15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$5.12 GMD373.43	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$1.93 GMD140.57	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$1.23 GMD89.49	-66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$0.92 GMD67.12	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$0.56 GMD41.02	-57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$0.82 GMD59.66	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$0.61 GMD44.75	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$0.41 GMD29.83	-74.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$0.44 GMD32.07	-62.8%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 60.7% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$4.00 GMD292.07	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$6.55 GMD478.15	-72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-88.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$5.74 GMD419.26	-76.9%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 83.3% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-93.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-71.0%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 97.8% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$6.76 GMD493.24	-98.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-96.6%
Average			-97.8%

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$4.70 GMD342.98	+57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$3.05 GMD222.95	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$1.69 GMD123.31	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$3.38 GMD246.62	-67.2%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	+79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	-11.0%
Average			+30.1%

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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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