Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 18.9 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$8.11
₩11,261
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$5.90
₩8,190
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$1.53
₩2,118
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.82
₩1,141
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$3.09
₩4,291
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$6.06
₩8,411
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$8.19
₩11,378
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$3.27
₩4,544
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$4.76
₩6,608
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$3.12
₩4,332
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$1.57
₩2,184
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$2.58
₩3,583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$2.72
₩3,771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$1.91
₩2,649
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$1.42
₩1,965
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$4.69
₩6,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩62,703
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$27,815.53
₩38,626,315
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩13,104
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$23.52
₩32,662
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$873.53
₩1,213,033
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$528.87
₩734,414
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$140.47
₩195,064
|
|
pay 96.5 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$381.75
₩530,121
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$20,838.36
₩28,937,403
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$3.69
₩5,119
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$3.88
₩5,383
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$3.32
₩4,607
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$52.67
₩73,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$11.06
₩15,356
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.77
₩84,393
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.72
₩62,096
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.92
₩119,311
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.28
₩176,744
|
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