Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 48.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 70.8% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
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pay 21.9% more for housing
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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