Cost of living comparison
Athens is 14.2 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Athens instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD265.31
|
$16.24
€14.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD379.01
|
$9.75
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD88.78
|
$2.12
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD100.58
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.06
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD227.41
|
$6.88
€6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD376.21
|
$6.38
€5.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD133.41
|
$4.72
€4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD91.69
|
$5.03
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.31
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.11
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.13
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.84
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.56
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.65
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD286.94
|
$7.66
€7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD197,085.95
|
$27,399.57
€25,038.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
€11.08
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,368.99
|
$32.57
€29.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$630.26
€575.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,823.81
|
$532.87
€486.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,738.99
|
$165.03
€150.81
|
|
pay 67.9 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD505.35
|
$482.99
€441.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,106.97
|
$10,389.46
€9,494.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD126.34
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD156.46
|
$3.62
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD123.81
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,768.72
|
$46.52
€42.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD252.67
|
$9.75
€8.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.99
€82.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.83
€31.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.37
€87.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$116.71
€106.65
|
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