Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 11.1% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 69.7% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 97.5% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Gambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
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