Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 17.6% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 81.1% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
|
pay 57.8% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
?? | |
pay 12.1% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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