Cost of living comparison

 Egypt
compared to
 Gambia
Gambia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 88.9% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.9 times more in Gambia
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Gambia
Transportation
pay 74.3% more in Gambia
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Gambia
Childcare
pay 90.0% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.3% more in Gambia
Clothing
pay 67.0% more in Gambia

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Gambia are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

 
Egypt
Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
EGP198.94
$4.96
GMD357.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.84
EGP243.13
$6.29
GMD453.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.31
EGP15.35
$1.66
GMD119.77

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Egypt
Gambia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
EGP38.05
$0.65
GMD46.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.76
EGP88.70
$3.15
GMD226.57
Milk (1 gallon) $3.30
EGP165.78
$5.21
GMD374.84

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

 
Egypt
Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.98
EGP49.24
$4.01
GMD288.86
Monthly public transit pass $12.01
EGP603.61
$6.55
GMD471.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,154.15
EGP1,465,281.26
$2,727.27
GMD196,363.63

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Egypt
Gambia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.63
EGP383.28
$46.62
GMD3,356.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $206.11
EGP10,358.88
$102.56
GMD7,384.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $111.12
EGP5,584.87
$52.91
GMD3,809.79

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pay 90.0% less for childcare

 
Egypt
Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $66.57
EGP3,345.60
$6.99
GMD503.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,472.73
EGP74,018.99
$139.86
GMD10,069.93

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Egypt
Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
EGP90.12
$3.32
GMD239.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
EGP69.20
$2.08
GMD149.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EGP92.99
$1.71
GMD123.36

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

 
Egypt
Gambia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.44
EGP1,178.24
$56.00
GMD4,032.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.49
EGP2,437.16
$44.34
GMD3,192.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.17
EGP4,883.88
$99.43
GMD7,158.96

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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