Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 16.5% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$5.63
GMD381.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.69
GMD46.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.47
GMD31.77
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$2.87
GMD194.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$4.48
GMD303.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.52
GMD102.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.51
GMD102.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.87
GMD58.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.68
GMD45.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.56
GMD37.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.37
GMD24.79
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$3.47
GMD235.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$20.90
GMD1,416.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
?? | |
pay 84.8% more for housing
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$100.51
GMD6,809.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$30.62
GMD2,074.39
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$37.51
GMD2,541.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$750.27
GMD50,830.65
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.23
GMD83.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$32.15
GMD2,178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$3.75
GMD254.15
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$26.80
GMD1,815.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$31.62
GMD2,142.15
|
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