Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 25.8% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Lima, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$3.87
GMD262.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$5.53
GMD374.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.30
GMD87.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.47
GMD99.48
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.54
GMD36.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$3.32
GMD224.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$5.49
GMD372.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$1.95
GMD131.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$1.34
GMD90.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.84
GMD56.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.59
GMD39.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.89
GMD60.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.67
GMD45.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.45
GMD30.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.42
GMD28.34
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$4.19
GMD283.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,056.89
|
$2,877.17
GMD194,928.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.00
|
?? | |
pay 20.6% less for housing
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.53
|
$49.18
GMD3,332.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.03
|
$55.82
GMD3,781.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.20
|
$25.39
GMD1,719.95
|
|
pay 97.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.66
|
$7.38
GMD499.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,874.56
|
$147.55
GMD9,996.31
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$1.84
GMD124.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.28
GMD154.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$1.81
GMD122.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.75
|
$25.82
GMD1,749.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$3.69
GMD249.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lima
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.78
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.13
|
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