Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 8.2% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 98.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 37.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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