Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 10.6% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$3.87
GMD262.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$5.53
GMD374.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.30
GMD87.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.47
GMD99.48
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.54
GMD36.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$3.32
GMD224.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$5.49
GMD372.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$1.95
GMD131.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$1.34
GMD90.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.84
GMD56.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.59
GMD39.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.89
GMD60.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.67
GMD45.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.45
GMD30.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.42
GMD28.34
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$4.19
GMD283.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$2,877.17
GMD194,928.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
?? | |
pay 7.8% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$49.18
GMD3,332.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$55.82
GMD3,781.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$25.39
GMD1,719.95
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$7.38
GMD499.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$147.55
GMD9,996.31
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.84
GMD124.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$2.28
GMD154.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$1.81
GMD122.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$25.82
GMD1,749.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$3.69
GMD249.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
?? |
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