Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 62.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Australia, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
?? | |
pay 37.3% less for housing
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
|
pay 97.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
|
pay 71.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
|
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