Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 10.7 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$10.00
DOP603.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$6.89
DOP415.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.90
DOP54.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.55
DOP33.36
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$2.14
DOP129.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.45
DOP208.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$4.88
DOP294.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.10
DOP126.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$2.73
DOP164.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.31
DOP78.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.35
DOP20.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$1.26
DOP76.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.73
DOP43.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.83
DOP50.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$1.11
DOP66.71
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$4.95
DOP298.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$86.16
DOP5,198.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,767,641.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.06
DOP1,330.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$44.89
DOP2,708.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$847.67
DOP51,151.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$416.69
DOP25,144.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$39.78
DOP2,400.58
|
|
pay 50.6 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$415.27
DOP25,058.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$6,617.64
DOP399,333.01
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$2.58
DOP155.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.49
DOP150.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$4.31
DOP259.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$37.03
DOP2,234.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$6.46
DOP389.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.66
DOP3,600.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.15
DOP3,509.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.85
DOP5,783.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.92
DOP5,848.81
|
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