Cost of living comparison
France is 9.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in France instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.75
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.95
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.12
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.94
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD191.04
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD387.40
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD130.12
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.22
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.77
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.33
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD47.04
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.88
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.63
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.72
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,008.08
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,198.26
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 35.0 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,091.64
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,291.00
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD120.08
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,637.46
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD218.33
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,091.64
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,309.97
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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