Gambia vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1285
$2520
🏠 One person rent
$197
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$1035
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$19.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$58
$315
💸 GDP per capita
$844
$608
😃 Human freedom index
6.64
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
59.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
25
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
2%
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
14
16
🏙️ Population
2.64M
29.7M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($541) is 50% less expensive than in Mozambique ($1075). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 75th for Mozambique 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 0.3 months in Mozambique. Ranked 182nd and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Mozambique 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 Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.2
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.14%
19.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$3544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$2540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.58
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.63
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.4
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$5560

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In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$569
81K
Banjul
$488
31.4K
Lamin
$520
31.1K

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$1003
1.03M
Nampula
$1190
743K
Maputo
$1116
1.13M
Beira
$1000
531K
Nacala
$1394
225K
Chimoio
$953
239K
Quelimane
$670
193K
Pemba
$1500
141K
Tete
$834
153K
Xai-Xai
$1045
116K