Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 60.9% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 77.1% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 98.4% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
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