Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 56.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.75
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.98
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.30
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.81
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.38
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.81
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.81
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
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pay 70.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.87
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.37
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€799.91
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€675.71
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 98.7% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€418.41
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.46
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.48
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.00
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.06
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.84
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
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