Gambia vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1285
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$197
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$19.4
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$58
$819
💸 GDP per capita
$844
$17879
😃 Human freedom index
6.64
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
71
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
35
13
😀 Quality of life
14
58
🏙️ Population
2.64M
95.8K

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($541) is 65% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1552). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 33rd for the Seychelles 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 0.5 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 182nd and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for the Gambia and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 1 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 Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$3.63
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.2
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.14%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.58
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$41.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.63
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.4
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$8081

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Gambia

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

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1552
24.7K