Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 38.6% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.0% less in Gambia
- Groceries
-
pay 12.9% less in Gambia
- Transportation
-
pay 61.9% less in Gambia
- Housing
-
pay 7.4% less in Gambia
- Childcare
-
pay 98.5% less in Gambia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.9% less in Gambia
- Clothing
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pay 12.3% less in Gambia
Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Gambia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 98.5% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
|
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