Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 16.6 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD267.24
|
$2.77
THB92.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD381.78
|
$5.55
THB184.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD89.43
|
$0.58
THB19.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD101.32
|
$0.31
THB10.45
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.33
|
$1.62
THB53.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD229.07
|
$9.67
THB321.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD378.96
|
$6.60
THB219.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD134.39
|
$2.22
THB73.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD92.36
|
$1.30
THB43.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.72
|
$1.37
THB45.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.41
|
$0.70
THB23.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.57
|
$1.02
THB33.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.18
|
$0.78
THB25.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.79
|
$0.69
THB23.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.86
|
$0.61
THB20.42
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD289.04
|
$4.25
THB141.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,199.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD198,524.53
|
$51,319.04
THB1,706,600.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.52
THB349.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,393.58
|
$15.07
THB501.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$608.65
THB20,240.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,851.72
|
$287.69
THB9,567.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,751.69
|
$70.06
THB2,329.74
|
|
pay 83.4 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD509.04
|
$614.94
THB20,449.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,180.75
|
$12,311.97
THB409,431.05
|
|
pay 71.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD127.26
|
$2.08
THB69.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD157.60
|
$2.37
THB78.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD124.71
|
$4.16
THB138.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,781.63
|
$57.72
THB1,919.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD254.52
|
$6.94
THB230.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.87
THB1,791.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.30
THB1,306.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.75
THB3,383.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.54
THB3,077.38
|
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