Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 14.7 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$5.85
R$33.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$6.82
R$38.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$1.20
R$6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.80
R$4.54
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$1.78
R$10.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$5.19
R$29.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$4.10
R$23.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.39
R$13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$1.61
R$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$0.94
R$5.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.61
R$3.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.48
R$2.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.67
R$3.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.49
R$2.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.58
R$3.30
|
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pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$4.15
R$23.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.57
R$271.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$25,345.08
R$144,657.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.07
R$46.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$20.58
R$117.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$401.50
R$2,291.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$242.40
R$1,383.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$53.80
R$307.06
|
|
pay 77.3 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$530.73
R$3,029.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$12,185.14
R$69,546.66
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$1.95
R$11.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$1.95
R$11.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.24
R$12.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$26.15
R$149.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$7.80
R$44.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.37
R$327.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.12
R$257.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.72
R$375.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.37
R$355.97
|
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