Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 3.1 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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