Gambia vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$190
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$18.1
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.3
$279
💸 GDP per capita
$888
$1224
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
41
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
37
55
😀 Quality of life
15
34
🏙️ Population
2.64M
57.3M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($526) is 26% less expensive than in Tanzania ($708). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 135th for Tanzania 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 Tanzania. Ranked 179th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.2
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
16.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.62
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.29
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$58.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2758
$14143

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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 Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$811
4.72M
Mwanza
$625
706K
Arusha
$638
416K
Mbeya
$461
542K
Morogoro
$486
207K
Dodoma
$502
214K
Zanzibar
$552
710K
Tanga
$545
221K
Moshi
$561
145K
Stone Town
$523
18K