Gambia vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$578
$933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1374
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$197
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$576
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$17.8
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.2
$376
💸 GDP per capita
$871
$4618
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
50
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
45%
🎓 Higher education
40
66
😀 Quality of life
22
59
🏙️ Population
2.76M
11.6M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($578) is 38% less expensive than in Jordan ($933). the Gambia ranked 169th vs 109th for Jordan 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 Jordan. Ranked 174th and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Jordan

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.5
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$7.76
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.1
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$137
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.6
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$1287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.55
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$4.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$7.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3861
$6804

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In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$611
81K
Banjul
$527
31.4K
Lamin
$545
31.1K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1032
4.01M
Irbid
$771
1.91M
Aqaba
$818
140K
Al-Salt
$538
108K
Jerash
$745
50.7K
Al-Karak
$742
32.2K
Ma'an
$856
30K
Tafilah
$686
23.5K