Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 25.7 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
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Banjul
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD267.24
|
$4.15
CN¥29.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD381.78
|
$5.54
CN¥39.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD89.43
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD101.32
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.33
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD229.07
|
$6.83
CN¥48.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD378.96
|
$7.46
CN¥52.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD134.39
|
$1.75
CN¥12.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD92.36
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.72
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.41
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.57
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.18
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.79
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.86
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
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pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD289.04
|
$4.35
CN¥30.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.62
CN¥244.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD198,524.53
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,447.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.68
CN¥33.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,393.58
|
$13.59
CN¥95.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$969.73
CN¥6,836.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,851.72
|
$561.86
CN¥3,960.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,751.69
|
$42.17
CN¥297.28
|
|
pay 142.3 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD509.04
|
$836.50
CN¥5,896.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,180.75
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,049.53
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD127.26
|
$1.38
CN¥9.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD157.60
|
$3.73
CN¥26.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD124.71
|
$3.46
CN¥24.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,781.63
|
$62.16
CN¥438.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD254.52
|
$8.31
CN¥58.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.57
CN¥462.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.21
CN¥248.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.31
CN¥601.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.58
CN¥793.66
|
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