Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 3.8 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 5.4 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 6.7 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 89.1 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.9% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$12.00 LBP1M	+64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$10.00 LBP896K	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$2.33 LBP209K	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.87 LBP78,113	-44.8%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Banjul	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.88 LBP78,624	+39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$5.54 LBP496K	+82.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$7.42 LBP664K	+45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$3.57 LBP320K	+85.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$4.81 LBP431K	+292.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.39 LBP124K	+51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.76 LBP68,245	+35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.75 LBP66,945	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.68 LBP60,933	+11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.56 LBP50,168	+37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.71 LBP63,835	+62.3%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 5.4 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$4.04 LBP362K	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$77.50 LBP7M	+1083.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+1930.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.00 LBP2M
Average			+444.0%

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pay 6.7 times more for housing

	Banjul	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$37.98 LBP3M	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$943.80 LBP85M	+820.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$496.60 LBP44M	+512.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$177.50 LBP16M	+663.4%
Average			+574.7%

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pay 89.1 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$681.75 LBP61M	+9989.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+7776.4%
Average			+8814.7%

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pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$5.00 LBP448K	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$4.54 LBP407K	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$3.00 LBP269K	+77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$85.00 LBP8M	+259.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$10.00 LBP896K	+196.0%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Banjul	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$67.62 LBP6M	+20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$49.29 LBP4M	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$138.89 LBP12M	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$120.00 LBP11M	+37.9%
Average			+26.8%

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