Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Gambia

Gambia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Gambia is 22.0% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Gambia
Groceries: pay 32.6% more in Gambia
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Gambia
Housing: pay 21.7% more in Gambia
Childcare: pay 97.3% less in Gambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Gambia
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Gambia

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Gambia are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gambia.

Gambia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gambia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	$4.96 GMD352.45	+9.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$6.29 GMD446.85	+57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$1.66 GMD118.10	+197.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.95 GMD67.36	+283.5%
Average			+137.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Gambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.6% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$0.65 GMD46.34	+65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$3.15 GMD223.43	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$5.21 GMD369.63	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$1.99 GMD141.50	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$1.27 GMD90.08	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$0.95 GMD67.56	+65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$0.58 GMD41.29	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$0.85 GMD60.06	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$0.63 GMD45.04	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$0.42 GMD30.03	+96.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.45 GMD32.28	+162.7%
Average			+32.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Gambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$4.01 GMD284.85	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$6.55 GMD465.05	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$2,727.27 GMD193,636.37	-85.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$5.94 GMD422.03	+120.6%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 21.7% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$46.62 GMD3,310.02	+266.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$102.56 GMD7,281.76	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$52.91 GMD3,756.88	-83.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	$24.06 GMD1,708.56	-17.3%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 97.3% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$6.99 GMD496.50	-96.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$139.86 GMD9,930.07	-98.0%
Average			-97.3%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$3.32 GMD235.70	+184.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$2.08 GMD147.87	+20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$1.71 GMD121.64	-3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$24.48 GMD1,737.76	-43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	$3.50 GMD248.25	+0.7%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Gambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$56.00 GMD3,976.00	+71.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$44.34 GMD3,148.14	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$99.43 GMD7,059.53	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$86.99 GMD6,176.29	-8.0%
Average			+18.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Gambia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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