Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 7.4 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$5.38
KES696.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.59
KES75.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.49
KES63.33
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$0.56
KES72.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$5.70
KES736.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$3.37
KES436.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$1.69
KES218.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$2.67
KES344.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.12
KES144.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.42
KES53.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.78
KES100.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.41
KES52.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.42
KES54.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.48
KES61.41
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$6.09
KES787.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.46
KES4,454.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$18,461.54
KES2,386,523.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.62
KES1,630.79
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$40.57
KES5,244.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$418.88
KES54,148.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$196.01
KES25,337.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$22.29
KES2,881.77
|
|
pay 35.8 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$146.63
KES18,955.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$7,624.54
KES985,624.39
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$2.31
KES298.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.24
KES289.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.69
KES348.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$45.86
KES5,928.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$6.15
KES795.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.56
KES2,399.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.95
KES3,224.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.17
KES7,390.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$52.46
KES6,781.66
|
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