Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 14.3 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD265.31
|
$9.92
RUB949.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD379.01
|
$4.92
RUB471.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD88.78
|
$1.10
RUB105.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD100.58
|
$0.60
RUB57.39
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.06
|
$0.63
RUB60.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD227.41
|
$4.72
RUB451.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD376.21
|
$3.62
RUB346.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD133.41
|
$1.74
RUB166.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD91.69
|
$2.18
RUB209.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.31
|
$0.64
RUB60.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.11
|
$0.69
RUB65.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.13
|
$0.79
RUB75.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.84
|
$1.56
RUB149.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.56
|
$0.19
RUB18.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.65
|
$0.20
RUB19.42
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD286.94
|
$2.31
RUB221.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.87
RUB2,857.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD197,085.95
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,140,097.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.69
RUB544.28
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,368.99
|
$6.03
RUB576.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$881.83
RUB84,370.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,823.81
|
$532.09
RUB50,908.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,738.99
|
$90.54
RUB8,662.74
|
|
pay 72.0 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD505.35
|
$484.25
RUB46,331.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,106.97
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,105,425.70
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD126.34
|
$3.28
RUB314.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD156.46
|
$2.63
RUB252.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD123.81
|
$2.52
RUB240.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,768.72
|
$32.93
RUB3,150.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD252.67
|
$5.47
RUB523.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$98.68
RUB9,441.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.53
RUB4,451.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.96
RUB11,286.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.14
RUB10,920.74
|
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