Cost of living comparison
Italy is 7.3 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Italy instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.65
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.67
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.09
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.91
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.09
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.92
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD387.18
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD130.05
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.16
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.73
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.30
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.24
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD47.01
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.87
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.62
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.56
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,284.57
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,636.98
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,091.96
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,006.30
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,196.97
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 26.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,091.00
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,274.92
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.10
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.19
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD120.01
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,636.50
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD218.20
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.77
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,091.00
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,272.99
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,309.20
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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