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Gambia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 0.9% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.2% more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Gambia
Transportation: pay 53.8% less in Gambia
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Gambia
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 35.4% more in Gambia

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

Gambia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gambia instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 87.2% more for restaurants

	Syria	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$6.76 GMD496.62	+26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$8.17 GMD600.14	+81.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$2.45 GMD179.86	+115.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$1.53 GMD112.77	+125.1%
Average			+87.2%

Syria vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Syria	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.52 GMD38.49	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$3.04 GMD223.48	+64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$5.12 GMD375.98	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.93 GMD141.54	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$1.23 GMD90.11	-60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.92 GMD67.58	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.56 GMD41.30	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.82 GMD60.07	+34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.61 GMD45.05	+97.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.41 GMD30.04	+32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.44 GMD32.29	+21.5%
Average			+20.3%

Syria vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.8% less for transportation

	Syria	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105K	$4.00 GMD294.08	-50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$6.55 GMD481.43	-34.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP251M	$2,635.13 GMD194K	-86.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133K	$5.74 GMD422.13	-43.9%
Average			-53.8%

Syria vs. Gambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Syria	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP530K	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP3M	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1M	$51.13 GMD3,757.77	-54.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP816K	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	-62.9%
Average			-38.5%

Syria vs. Gambia - Cost of housing

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Syria	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601K	$6.76 GMD496.62	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28M	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	-93.8%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$4.70 GMD345.33	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$3.05 GMD224.48	+135.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$1.69 GMD124.16	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177K	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	+73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$3.38 GMD248.31	+43.2%
Average			+45.5%

Syria vs. Gambia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

	Syria	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392K	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	+85.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556K	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP918K	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1M	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	+11.3%
Average			+35.4%

Syria vs. Gambia - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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