Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 13.5 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 6.1 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 76.4 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Gambia, you would:

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD352.45	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	+96.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD446.85	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	+44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD118.10	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	+20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD67.36	$1.49 CRC743.89	+57.2%
Average			+54.7%

Gambia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD46.34	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	+288.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD223.43	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD369.63	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	+34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD141.50	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	+61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD90.08	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	+213.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD67.56	$1.79 CRC892.43	+88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD41.29	$0.62 CRC307.67	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD60.06	$1.22 CRC606.66	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.04	$1.22 CRC609.28	+92.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.03	$1.09 CRC545.77	+158.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.28	$1.11 CRC555.45	+145.0%
Average			+104.5%

Gambia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.1 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD284.85	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	+40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD465.05	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	+648.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD193,636.37	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	+1185.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD422.03	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	+162.8%
Average			+509.2%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,310.02	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,281.76	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	+658.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,756.88	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	+934.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,708.56	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	+183.6%
Average			+445.2%

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pay 76.4 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD496.50	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	+7322.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD9,930.07	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	+7756.2%
Average			+7539.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD235.70	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD147.87	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD121.64	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	+167.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,737.76	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	+142.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD248.25	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	+146.7%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	Gambia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD3,976.00	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,148.14	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,059.53	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,176.29	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	+11.8%
Average			+10.0%

Gambia vs. Costa Rica - 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: March 2025

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