Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 22.3% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
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pay 14.8% more for housing
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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