Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 43.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 97.1% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
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