Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Banjul, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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