Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 37.5% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 98.7% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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