Cost of living comparison
London is 18.2 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in London instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.75
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.95
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.12
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.94
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD191.04
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD387.40
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD130.12
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.22
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.77
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.33
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD47.04
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.88
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.63
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.72
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 15.7 times more for housing
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,008.08
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,198.26
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 86.8 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,091.64
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,291.00
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD120.08
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,637.46
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD218.33
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,091.64
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,309.97
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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