Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 44.0% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.6% less in Gambia
- Groceries
-
pay 25.1% less in Gambia
- Transportation
-
pay 69.5% less in Gambia
- Housing
-
pay 52.8% less in Gambia
- Childcare
-
pay 98.0% less in Gambia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.1% less in Gambia
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% less in Gambia
Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Gambia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.65
|
$4.96
GMD356.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.06
|
$6.29
GMD452.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.83
|
$1.66
GMD119.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.95
GMD68.16
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
$0.65
GMD46.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.57
|
$3.15
GMD226.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.30
|
$5.21
GMD374.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.56
|
$1.99
GMD143.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.74
|
$1.27
GMD91.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.95
GMD68.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.58
GMD41.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.85
GMD60.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.63
GMD45.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.42
GMD30.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.45
GMD32.66
|
|
pay 69.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.68
|
$4.01
GMD288.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.56
|
$6.55
GMD470.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,053.29
|
$2,727.27
GMD195,934.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.22
|
$5.94
GMD427.04
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.03
|
$46.62
GMD3,349.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€463.93
|
$102.56
GMD7,368.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€347.01
|
$52.91
GMD3,801.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€155.43
|
$24.06
GMD1,728.84
|
|
pay 98.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€365.51
|
$6.99
GMD502.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,602.77
|
$139.86
GMD10,047.94
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.90
|
$3.32
GMD238.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.09
|
$2.08
GMD149.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.38
|
$1.71
GMD123.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.11
|
$24.48
GMD1,758.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.80
|
$3.50
GMD251.20
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.00
|
$56.00
GMD4,023.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.47
|
$44.34
GMD3,185.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.56
|
$99.43
GMD7,143.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.65
|
$86.99
GMD6,249.61
|
|
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