Gambia vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1285
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$197
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$293
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$19.4
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$58
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$844
$644
😃 Human freedom index
6.64
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
11
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
2%
🎓 Higher education
35
16
😀 Quality of life
14
3
🏙️ Population
2.64M
11M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($541) is 24% less expensive than in Somalia ($707). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 134th for Somalia 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 0.6 months in Somalia. Ranked 182nd and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Somalia

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.2
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$82.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.14%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$6290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.58
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.63
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.73
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.4
$65.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$822

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In the Gambia

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

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K