Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 1.5% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
?? | |
pay 70.9% more for housing
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 98.2% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ankara
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
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