Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 5.6 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.29
F CFA786
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.65
F CFA392
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
|
pay 20.0 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
|
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$0.99
F CFA602
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
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