Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 36.7% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
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pay 56.0% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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