Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 3.5 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 93.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 75.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

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Mexico City vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$11.13 MX$205.76	+52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$11.07 MX$204.73	+40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$1.63 MX$30.14	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$1.30 MX$24.06	-17.7%
Average			+27.4%

Banjul vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.1% more for groceries

	Banjul	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$3.03 MX$56.07	+380.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$6.02 MX$111.38	+98.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$6.73 MX$124.42	+31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$2.87 MX$53.00	+48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$4.39 MX$81.13	+257.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.43 MX$26.42	+55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.90 MX$16.67	+60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.93 MX$17.19	+13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$1.04 MX$19.27	+70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.91 MX$16.90	+123.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.85 MX$15.71	+93.4%
Average			+93.1%

Banjul vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$5.76 MX$106.56	+44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$20.03 MX$370.37	+205.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+717.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.54 MX$120.88
Average			+216.6%

Banjul vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Banjul	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$34.66 MX$640.87	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+927.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+729.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$47.71 MX$882.34	+105.2%
Average			+550.6%

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pay 75.8 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	+6349.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$12,045.70 MX$223K	+8813.8%
Average			+7482.2%

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pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$3.34 MX$61.73	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$3.80 MX$70.36	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$5.29 MX$97.74	+212.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+141.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$6.68 MX$123.46	+97.6%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Banjul	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$53.64 MX$991.98	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+33.3%
Average			+22.2%

Banjul vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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