Gambia is 88.9% more expensive than Egypt.

If you lived in Gambia instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

 
Egypt
Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
EGP201.41
$4.96
GMD357.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.84
EGP246.15
$6.29
GMD453.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.31
EGP15.54
$1.66
GMD119.76

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Egypt
Gambia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
EGP38.52
$0.65
GMD46.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.76
EGP89.80
$3.15
GMD226.56
Milk (1 gallon) $3.30
EGP167.83
$5.21
GMD374.82

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

 
Egypt
Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.98
EGP49.85
$4.01
GMD288.84
Monthly public transit pass $12.01
EGP611.10
$6.55
GMD471.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Egypt
Gambia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.63
EGP388.03
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $206.11
EGP10,487.38
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $111.12
EGP5,654.14
$52.91
GMD3,809.62

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pay 90.0% less for childcare

 
Egypt
Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $66.57
EGP3,387.10
$6.99
GMD503.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
$139.86
GMD10,069.47

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Egypt
Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
EGP91.24
$3.32
GMD239.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
EGP70.05
$2.08
GMD149.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EGP94.15
$1.71
GMD123.35

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

 
Egypt
Gambia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
$99.43
GMD7,158.63

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