Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 38.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$5.63
GMD382.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.69
GMD46.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.47
GMD31.85
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$2.87
GMD194.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$4.48
GMD304.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.52
GMD103.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.51
GMD102.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.87
GMD59.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.68
GMD45.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.56
GMD38.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.43
GMD28.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.37
GMD24.85
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$3.47
GMD235.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
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pay 3.9 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$100.51
GMD6,827.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$30.62
GMD2,079.75
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$37.51
GMD2,548.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$750.27
GMD50,961.95
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.23
GMD83.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$32.15
GMD2,184.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$3.75
GMD254.81
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$26.80
GMD1,820.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$31.62
GMD2,147.68
|
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