Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 5.8% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 95.8% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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