Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 16.6 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
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Banjul
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$19.49
€18.05
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
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pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$5.28
€4.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$4.54
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$4.90
€4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
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pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.24
€27.07
|
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pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$900.23
€833.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
|
pay 80.1 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$667.12
€617.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Valletta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$81.22
€75.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Valletta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$127.25
€117.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.27
€57.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$157.03
€145.39
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$200.35
€185.50
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