Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 59.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
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pay 69.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 99.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Gambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
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