Curacao vs Gambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao Gambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1385
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3647
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$620
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$934
$59.2
💸 GDP per capita
$20502
$808
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
6.64
❤️ Life expectancy
78
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
37
🌐 English speaking %
60%
2.3%
🎓 Higher education
15
35
😀 Quality of life
61
18
🏙️ Population
160K
2.64M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1385) is 166% more expensive than in the Gambia ($521). Curacao ranked 37th vs 170th 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 0.7 months in Curacao compared to 0.1 months in the Gambia. Ranked 58th and 177th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs the Gambia

We calculate prices for Curacao and the Gambia as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Curacao Gambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1016
$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
10.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40.6
$8.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.33
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.8
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12092
$2758

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In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1385
150K
Barber
$1415
2.42K

In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$556
101K
Lamin
$486
31.1K
Banjul
$441
31.4K