Chad vs Gambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chad Gambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1280
$1364
🏠 One person rent
$224
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$252
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$17.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$61.7
💸 GDP per capita
$962
$871
😃 Human freedom index
4.77
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
55.1
65.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
37
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2.3%
🎓 Higher education
18
40
😀 Quality of life
0
22
🏙️ Population
20.3M
2.76M

The average cost of living in Chad ($534) is 7% less expensive than in the Gambia ($571). Chad ranked 181st vs 173rd for the Gambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Chad compared to 0.1 months in the Gambia. Ranked 197th and 175th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chad vs the Gambia

We calculate prices for Chad and the Gambia as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Chad Gambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.73
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1444
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$6.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$5.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$96
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3743
$3560

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chad

City Cost of living Population
N'Djamena
$540
1.09M
Sarh
$504
108K
Abeche
$505
76.5K
Bongor
$506
27.8K
Bol
$503
11.7K

In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$605
81K
Banjul
$518
31.4K
Lamin
$537
31.1K