Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 32.8% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
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