Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 29.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,677
|
$3.87
GMD273.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
$5.53
GMD390.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,637
|
$1.30
GMD91.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,577
|
$1.47
GMD103.52
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
$0.54
GMD38.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,651
|
$3.32
GMD234.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,910
|
$5.49
GMD387.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
$1.95
GMD137.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,737
|
$1.34
GMD94.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,458
|
$0.84
GMD58.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,942
|
$0.59
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,774
|
$0.89
GMD62.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,375
|
$0.67
GMD47.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,281
|
$0.45
GMD31.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,239
|
$0.42
GMD29.49
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,538
|
$4.19
GMD295.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,791
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
$2,877.17
GMD202,840.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,737
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
$49.18
GMD3,467.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
$55.82
GMD3,935.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
$25.39
GMD1,789.77
|
|
pay 97.7% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
$7.38
GMD520.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
$147.55
GMD10,402.07
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,174
|
$1.84
GMD130.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,895
|
$2.28
GMD161.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
$1.81
GMD127.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫566,960
|
$25.82
GMD1,820.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,504
|
$3.69
GMD260.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
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