Gambia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$537
$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1260
$3859
🏠 One person rent
$190
$806
🏘️ Family rent
$254
$1359
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$19.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63
$1943
💸 GDP per capita
$909
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
54
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
2.64M
58.9M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($537) is 67% less expensive than in Italy ($1611). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 32nd for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 176th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Italy

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.92
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.4
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$1086
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.12%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$4777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.58
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.89
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.3
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.2
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3221
$10976

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In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$566
81K
Banjul
$484
31.4K
Lamin
$517
31.1K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1926
2.75M
Milan
$2280
1.35M
Turin
$1615
842K
Naples
$1589
913K
Genoa
$1640
559K
Palermo
$1309
630K
Bologna
$1751
388K
Florence
$1810
361K
Catania
$1281
312K
Bari
$1609
316K
Verona
$1648
256K
Venice
$1735
250K
Padua
$1771
206K
Prato
$1637
196K
Messina
$1234
219K
Brescia
$1610
196K
Trieste
$1603
198K
Parma
$1612
197K
Modena
$1717
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1436
170K
Taranto
$1250
188K
Ravenna
$1399
156K
Rimini
$1580
149K
Perugia
$1229
162K
Cagliari
$1620
148K
Foggia
$1347
145K
Bergamo
$1678
120K
Livorno
$1524
153K
Forli
$1638
116K
Monza
$1772
122K