Gambia vs Liberia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Liberia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1364
$1280
🏠 One person rent
$189
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$252
$374
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$17.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$61.7
$99.2
💸 GDP per capita
$871
$851
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
62.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
28
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
82.7%
🎓 Higher education
40
25
😀 Quality of life
22
24
🏙️ Population
2.76M
5.61M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($571) is 7% more expensive than in Liberia ($532). the Gambia ranked 173rd vs 182nd for Liberia 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 0.2 months in Liberia. Ranked 175th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Liberia

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Liberia as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 5 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 Liberia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$3.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.9
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.9
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$137
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.14%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1425
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.56
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$6.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3560
$3597

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In the Gambia

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

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$535
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$501
47.1K
Kakata
$503
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$502
11K