Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 6.3 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 34.7 times more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD357.41	$8.27 KZT4,167.78	+66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD453.15	$6.04 KZT3,042.80	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD119.77	$0.91 KZT459.31	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD68.31	$0.49 KZT248.37	-48.0%
Average			-7.7%

Gambia vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD46.99	$0.40 KZT199.29	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD226.57	$4.54 KZT2,286.07	+44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD374.84	$4.05 KZT2,042.28	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD143.50	$1.52 KZT767.94	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD91.35	$2.08 KZT1,050.03	+64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD68.51	$0.58 KZT294.80	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD41.87	$0.83 KZT416.52	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD60.90	$0.86 KZT431.09	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.68	$0.82 KZT415.17	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.45	$0.23 KZT114.77	-46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.73	$0.20 KZT100.75	-56.0%
Average			-4.0%

Gambia vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD288.86	$1.84 KZT928.41	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD471.60	$14.74 KZT7,428.91	+125.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD196,363.63	$21,631.50 KZT10,901,034.60	+693.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD427.97	$5.53 KZT2,788.39	-6.9%
Average			+189.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,356.64	$11.58 KZT5,835.07	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,384.32	$345.54 KZT174,129.80	+236.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,809.79	$248.07 KZT125,012.97	+368.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,732.62	$36.43 KZT18,359.93	+51.4%
Average			+145.5%

Gambia vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of housing

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pay 34.7 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD503.50	$204.89 KZT103,254.11	+2830.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD10,069.93	$5,596.30 KZT2,820,215.92	+3901.4%
Average			+3365.7%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD239.02	$1.19 KZT601.34	-64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD149.95	$1.97 KZT993.14	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD123.36	$1.93 KZT974.69	+12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,762.24	$37.19 KZT18,740.11	+51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD251.75	$4.46 KZT2,249.03	+27.6%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Gambia	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,032.00	$70.88 KZT35,719.86	+26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,192.48	$43.23 KZT21,786.01	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,158.96	$97.08 KZT48,922.81	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,263.28	$80.68 KZT40,658.38	-7.3%
Average			+3.6%

Gambia vs. Kazakhstan - 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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