Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 56.7% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.9% less in Gambia
- Groceries
-
pay 48.1% less in Gambia
- Transportation
-
pay 70.8% less in Gambia
- Housing
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pay 60.5% less in Gambia
- Childcare
-
pay 98.7% less in Gambia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 52.8% less in Gambia
- Clothing
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pay 11.8% less in Gambia
Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Gambia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.65
|
$4.96
GMD359.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
$6.29
GMD456.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.96
|
$1.66
GMD120.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.95
GMD68.78
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
$0.65
GMD47.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.76
|
$3.15
GMD228.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.35
|
$5.21
GMD377.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
$1.99
GMD144.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.77
|
$1.27
GMD91.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.10
|
$0.95
GMD68.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.58
GMD42.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.85
GMD61.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.63
GMD45.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.42
GMD30.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.45
GMD32.96
|
|
pay 70.8% less for transportation
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$4.01
GMD290.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.55
|
$6.55
GMD474.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,509.09
|
$2,727.27
GMD197,727.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.24
|
$5.94
GMD430.94
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
$46.62
GMD3,379.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€794.39
|
$102.56
GMD7,435.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€671.04
|
$52.91
GMD3,836.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€262.68
|
$24.06
GMD1,744.65
|
|
pay 98.7% less for childcare
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€415.52
|
$6.99
GMD506.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,495.55
|
$139.86
GMD10,139.86
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.42
|
$3.32
GMD240.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.45
|
$2.08
GMD150.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
$1.71
GMD124.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.70
|
$24.48
GMD1,774.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.98
|
$3.50
GMD253.50
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
$56.00
GMD4,060.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
$44.34
GMD3,214.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.94
|
$99.43
GMD7,208.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.06
|
$86.99
GMD6,306.77
|
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