Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 7.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 26.5 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
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