Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 40.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 21.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$3.87
GMD262.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$5.53
GMD374.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.30
GMD87.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$1.47
GMD99.48
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Japan
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$0.54
GMD36.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$3.32
GMD224.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$5.49
GMD372.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.95
GMD131.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$1.34
GMD90.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$0.84
GMD56.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.59
GMD39.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.89
GMD60.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.67
GMD45.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.45
GMD30.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.42
GMD28.34
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$4.19
GMD283.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$2,877.17
GMD194,928.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
?? | |
pay 37.3% less for housing
Japan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$49.18
GMD3,332.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$55.82
GMD3,781.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$25.39
GMD1,719.95
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$7.38
GMD499.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$147.55
GMD9,996.31
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.84
GMD124.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$2.28
GMD154.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$1.81
GMD122.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$25.82
GMD1,749.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$3.69
GMD249.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Japan
|
Gambia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
?? |
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