Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 28.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Russia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Russia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
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pay 4.7 times more for housing
Russia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Russia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
Russia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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