Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 12.7 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 59.7 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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