Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 11.7% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
?? | |
pay 18.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Gambia or Rwanda. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.