Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 49.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.64
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.32
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.91
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.24
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.25
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.22
|
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pay 12.2% less for housing
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€652.06
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.51
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€320.16
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.51
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.87
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Spain
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.40
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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