Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 69.5% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.8% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 29.2% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 64.0% less in Bangladesh

The cost of childcare and transportation in Bangladesh are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.8% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD358.33	$1.35 BDT164.43	-72.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD454.32	$4.41 BDT537.12	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD120.08	$0.25 BDT30.89	-84.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD68.48	$0.16 BDT18.91	-83.7%
Average			-67.8%

Gambia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD47.11	$0.52 BDT63.56	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD227.16	$3.80 BDT463.14	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD375.80	$2.60 BDT317.48	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD143.87	$1.11 BDT135.71	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD91.59	$1.00 BDT121.98	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD68.69	$0.88 BDT107.60	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD41.98	$0.35 BDT42.77	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD61.06	$0.80 BDT97.52	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.79	$0.26 BDT32.11	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.53	$0.14 BDT16.72	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.82	$0.25 BDT30.47	-45.0%
Average			-30.7%

Gambia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD289.60	$3.68 BDT448.82	-8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD472.82	$12.31 BDT1,500.06	+87.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD196,869.86	$25,789.60 BDT3,143,788.44	+845.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD429.08	$3.61 BDT439.85	-39.3%
Average			+221.5%

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pay 29.2% less for housing

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,365.30	$15.51 BDT1,890.53	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,403.36	$75.62 BDT9,218.38	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,819.61	$47.62 BDT5,804.69	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,737.09	$20.70 BDT2,523.04	-14.0%
Average			-29.2%

Gambia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD504.79	$30.22 BDT3,684.33	+332.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD10,095.89	$962.19 BDT117,291.89	+588.0%
Average			+460.1%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD239.63	$3.80 BDT463.77	+14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD150.34	$1.37 BDT167.48	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD123.67	$2.59 BDT315.74	+51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,766.78	$11.68 BDT1,424.28	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD252.40	$3.67 BDT447.78	+5.1%
Average			-3.1%

Gambia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.0% less for clothing

	Gambia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,042.39	$17.35 BDT2,115.10	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,200.71	$16.87 BDT2,057.03	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,177.42	$36.90 BDT4,498.03	-62.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,279.43	$33.09 BDT4,033.18	-62.0%
Average			-64.0%

Gambia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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