Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 23.1% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 92.8% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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