Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 11.2 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 53.8 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.56
BND116.64
|
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