Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 14.8% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
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