Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 11.9 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 85.2% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD274.99
|
$14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD392.84
|
$8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD92.02
|
$1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD104.25
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD38.41
|
$3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD235.71
|
$4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD389.94
|
$7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD138.28
|
$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD95.04
|
$3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD59.40
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD41.58
|
$1.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD63.36
|
$1.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD47.52
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.68
|
$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.70
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD297.42
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD204,278.86
|
$31,636.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.22
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,491.95
|
$64.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$739.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,963.36
|
$471.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,802.46
|
$193.31
|
|
pay 52.5 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD523.79
|
$392.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,475.84
|
$7,636.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD130.95
|
$2.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD162.17
|
$3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD128.33
|
$10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,833.27
|
$33.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD261.90
|
$8.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.18
|
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