Cost of living comparison
Lima is 8.9 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Lima instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$4.03
PEN15.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$6.18
PEN23.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$2.33
PEN8.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.60
PEN13.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$4.93
PEN18.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.67
PEN10.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$2.37
PEN8.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$5.61
PEN21.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN78.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,894.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.42
PEN76.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$29.05
PEN109.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$557.54
PEN2,097.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$362.83
PEN1,365.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$47.53
PEN178.84
|
|
pay 42.1 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$250.81
PEN943.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,818.63
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$2.15
PEN8.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.66
PEN10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$5.37
PEN20.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$30.70
PEN115.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$6.72
PEN25.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.97
PEN165.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.91
PEN120.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.88
PEN308.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.53
PEN344.43
|
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