Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 5.9 times more expensive than Gambia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.4% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 60.2% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 5.2 times more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 44.0% more in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 29.9 times more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.6% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 16.2% less in Venezuela
The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Venezuela are more expensive than in Gambia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.41
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.15
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.77
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.31
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.57
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.84
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.50
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.68
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.86
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.60
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,363.63
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.97
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.64
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,384.32
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.79
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.62
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 29.9 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.50
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.93
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.02
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.95
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.36
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.24
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.75
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,032.00
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.48
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.96
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,263.28
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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