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Gambia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 10.8% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Gambia
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 69.4% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 98.0% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Gambia
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Gambia

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Gambia are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gambia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gambia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.71	$6.76 GMD493.24	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.01	$8.17 GMD596.06	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$2.45 GMD178.64	+229.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.53 GMD112.01	+462.5%
Average			+176.1%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.52 GMD38.23	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.57	$3.04 GMD221.96	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.27	$5.12 GMD373.43	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$1.93 GMD140.57	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$1.23 GMD89.49	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.92 GMD67.12	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$0.56 GMD41.02	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.82 GMD59.66	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.61 GMD44.75	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.41 GMD29.83	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.44 GMD32.07	-32.3%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.00 GMD292.07	+72.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.97	$6.55 GMD478.15	-80.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,644.14	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	-89.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.28	$5.74 GMD419.26	-69.8%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 69.4% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.80	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.73	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.02	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.56	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	-76.1%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 98.0% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.57	$6.76 GMD493.24	-98.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,335.68	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	-97.9%
Average			-98.0%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$4.70 GMD342.98	+148.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$3.05 GMD222.95	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.01	$1.69 GMD123.31	-77.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.33	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	-77.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.70	$3.38 GMD246.62	-80.4%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.76	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.76	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.28	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.07	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	+9.9%
Average			+3.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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