Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 9.9 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
$16.66
₪62.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
$2.40
₪8.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
$1.87
₪6.97
|
|
pay 79.1% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
$6.25
₪23.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
$6.63
₪24.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
$4.26
₪15.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
$0.85
₪3.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
$0.73
₪2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.55
₪2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.45
₪1.69
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
$7.36
₪27.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.15
₪220.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
|
pay 36.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$7.78
₪28.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$3.50
₪13.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
$67.48
₪251.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
$114.55
₪427.01
|
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