Gambia vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gambia Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$190
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$18.1
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.3
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$888
$1331
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
39
🌐 English speaking %
2.3%
16%
🎓 Higher education
37
49
😀 Quality of life
15
27
🏙️ Population
2.64M
19.6M

The average cost of living in the Gambia ($526) is 31% less expensive than in Zambia ($757). the Gambia ranked 176th vs 130th for Zambia 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 Zambia. Ranked 179th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Gambia vs Zambia

We calculate prices for the Gambia and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.2
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1458
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$6923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.62
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.29
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.56
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.8
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2758
$9539

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In the Gambia

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

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$738
2.47M
Kitwe
$917
625K
Ndola
$541
528K
Livingstone
$688
177K
Chingola
$875
255K
Mufulira
$1018
182K
Kasama
$748
158K
Choma
$700
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$687
65.2K
Mansa
$776
45.5K