Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 49.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Gambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 73.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Finland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 98.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Finland
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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