Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 55.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Gambia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Gambia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
United Kingdom
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Gambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 73.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Gambia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
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pay 13.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Gambia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Gambia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Gambia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
United Kingdom
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Gambia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
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