Cost of living comparison

 Gambia
compared to
 North Korea
North Korea vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

North Korea is 59.9% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants
pay 20.9% more in North Korea
Groceries
pay 76.4% more in North Korea
Housing
pay 22.8% more in North Korea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in North Korea

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in North Korea are more expensive than in Gambia. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in North Korea.

North Korea vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Korea instead of Gambia, you would:

pay 20.9% more for restaurants

 
Gambia
North Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.96
GMD357.41
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.29
GMD453.15
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.66
GMD119.77
$2.14
KPW1,929

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

 
Gambia
North Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
GMD46.99
$2.20
KPW1,983
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
GMD226.57
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.21
GMD374.84
$3.40
KPW3,058

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Gambia
North Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.01
GMD288.86
??
Monthly public transit pass $6.55
GMD471.60
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,727.27
GMD196,363.63
??

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pay 22.8% more for housing

 
Gambia
North Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.62
GMD3,356.64
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $102.56
GMD7,384.32
$85.74
KPW77,167
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.91
GMD3,809.79
$85.74
KPW77,167

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Gambia
North Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $6.99
GMD503.50
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $139.86
GMD10,069.93
??

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Gambia
North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.32
GMD239.02
$12.86
KPW11,575
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.08
GMD149.95
$1.07
KPW965
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.71
GMD123.36
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Gambia
North Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.00
GMD4,032.00
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.34
GMD3,192.48
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$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: April 2025
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