Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 27.3% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD174.56
|
$3.87
GMD262.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.80
|
$5.53
GMD374.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.84
|
$1.30
GMD87.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$1.47
GMD99.48
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.42
|
$0.54
GMD36.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.87
|
$3.32
GMD224.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.69
|
$5.49
GMD372.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.97
|
$1.95
GMD131.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.06
|
$1.34
GMD90.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.82
|
$0.84
GMD56.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.48
|
$0.59
GMD39.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.89
GMD60.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.21
|
$0.67
GMD45.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.41
|
$0.45
GMD30.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.50
|
$0.42
GMD28.34
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.31
|
$4.19
GMD283.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD498.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD204,977.82
|
$2,877.17
GMD194,928.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD116.70
|
?? | |
pay 46.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD978.51
|
$49.18
GMD3,332.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,601.36
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,522.60
|
$55.82
GMD3,781.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,040.08
|
$25.39
GMD1,719.95
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,049.37
|
$7.38
GMD499.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,123.06
|
$147.55
GMD9,996.31
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.92
|
$1.84
GMD124.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.69
|
$2.28
GMD154.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.38
|
$1.81
GMD122.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD668.10
|
$25.82
GMD1,749.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.85
|
$3.69
GMD249.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD648.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD402.77
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,163.70
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD895.20
|
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