Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 30.7% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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