Cost of living comparison

Gambia

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 3.6 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 78.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 61.8% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 67.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 71.3% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 78.4% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+160.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+0.7%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+292.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+275.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.65 ARS986.80	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.56 ARS848.63	+36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.56 ARS844.64	+26.7%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+319.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+981.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.60 ARS14,570.40
Average			+266.8%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$770.79 ARS1M	+651.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$509.75 ARS774K	+528.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$162.43 ARS247K	+598.6%
Average			+514.3%

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pay 67.3 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$464.87 ARS706K	+6780.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+6483.3%
Average			+6630.1%

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pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	+149.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+111.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+207.3%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 71.3% more for clothing

	Banjul	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$120.49 ARS183K	+115.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$95.69 ARS145K	+115.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$115.94 ARS176K	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$138.37 ARS210K	+59.1%
Average			+71.3%

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