Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 45.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$5.63
GMD382.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.69
GMD46.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.47
GMD31.84
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.87
GMD194.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$4.48
GMD304.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.52
GMD102.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.51
GMD102.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.87
GMD58.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.68
GMD45.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.56
GMD38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.37
GMD24.84
|
|
pay 66.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.47
GMD235.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$20.90
GMD1,419.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
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pay 5.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$100.51
GMD6,824.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$30.62
GMD2,078.99
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$37.51
GMD2,547.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$750.27
GMD50,943.19
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.23
GMD83.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$32.15
GMD2,183.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.75
GMD254.72
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$26.80
GMD1,819.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$31.62
GMD2,146.89
|
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