Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 60.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 63.8% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 72.7% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 97.5% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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