Gambia vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$521
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1491
🏠 One person rent
$225
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.6
$77.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.2
$179
💸 GDP per capita
$808
$2204
😃 Human freedom index
6.64
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
43
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
35
68
😀 Quality of life
18
37
🏙️ Population
2.64M
32.8M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($521) is 9% more expensive than in Ghana ($478). the Gambia ranked 170th vs 187th for Ghana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in the Gambia compared to 0.4 months in Ghana. Ranked 177th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Ghana

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 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.

Gambia Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$62.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.6
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.12%
16.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$747
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.03
$7.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$2.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.2
$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2758
$4770

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In the Gambia

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

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$416
3.35M
Accra
$582
2.39M
Tamale
$443
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
540K
Ashaiman
$512
208K
Tema
$446
162K
Obuasi
$459
180K
Koforidua
$497
127K
Ho
$353
83.7K
Hohoe
$482
56.2K