Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 49.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER989
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,655
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER300
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 78.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$4.01
GMD288.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,819
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,002,435
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,355.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,378
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,041
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,090
|
$102.56
GMD7,384.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,612
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,980
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.55
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,565
|
$6.99
GMD503.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,941
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.52
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$3.32
GMD239.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER931
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,602
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,953
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,762
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,454
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,289
|
$86.99
GMD6,263.03
|
|
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