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Colombo vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 82.6% more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Colombo
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Colombo
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Colombo
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Colombo
Clothing: pay 53.6% less in Colombo

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Colombo are more expensive than in Banjul. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Colombo. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Colombo.

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Colombo vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	-3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.70 LKR232.56	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.26 LKR87.00	-83.4%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Banjul	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.55 LKR181.98	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	+126.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	+17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.64 LKR541.78	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$2.21 LKR731.08	+80.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	+233.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.37 LKR122.81	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$2.03 LKR672.87	+148.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.57 LKR187.42	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.46 LKR150.85	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.35 LKR116.82	-19.7%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	+9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+1305.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.29 LKR1,091.13
Average			+172.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Banjul	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$589.61 LKR195K	+474.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	+233.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	+76.9%
Average			+241.6%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	+459.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$1,208.98 LKR400K	+794.6%
Average			+607.3%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$2.21 LKR730.76	-60.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.51 LKR832.69	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	+508.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	+34.2%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

	Banjul	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	-52.0%
Average			-53.6%

Banjul vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing

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