Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 7.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 99.2% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 19.9 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
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