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
PLN36.29
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
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