Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 13.4% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$5.63
GMD381.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$0.69
GMD46.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$0.47
GMD31.82
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.50
GMD34.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$2.87
GMD194.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$4.48
GMD303.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$1.52
GMD102.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$1.51
GMD102.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$0.87
GMD58.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.68
GMD45.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$0.90
GMD61.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.56
GMD38.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.43
GMD28.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.37
GMD24.83
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$3.47
GMD235.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$20.90
GMD1,418.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,284.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
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pay 79.6% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$112.54
GMD7,636.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$192.93
GMD13,091.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$100.51
GMD6,820.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$30.62
GMD2,077.76
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$37.51
GMD2,545.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$750.27
GMD50,913.18
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$1.74
GMD118.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$1.23
GMD83.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$32.15
GMD2,181.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$3.75
GMD254.57
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$6.97
GMD472.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$26.80
GMD1,818.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$48.23
GMD3,272.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$31.62
GMD2,145.63
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