Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 3.9% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 60.7% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 68.1% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
|
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