Gambia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gambia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$190
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$18.1
$21.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.3
$226
💸 GDP per capita
$888
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
32
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
37
57
😀 Quality of life
15
43
🏙️ Population
2.64M
21.4M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($526) is 6% less expensive than in Sri Lanka ($560). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 171st for Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka. Ranked 179th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gambia vs Sri Lanka infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in the Gambia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.2
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
16.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.62
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.29
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$30.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2758
$4123

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$552
81K
Lamin
$507
31.1K
Banjul
$477
31.4K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K