Cost of living comparison
Paris is 22.8 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Paris instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD265.31
|
$19.49
€17.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD379.01
|
$13.00
€11.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD88.78
|
$3.72
€3.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD100.58
|
$3.01
€2.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.06
|
$1.93
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD227.41
|
$11.66
€10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD376.21
|
$5.86
€5.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD133.41
|
$4.70
€4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD91.69
|
$7.05
€6.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.31
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.11
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.13
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.84
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.56
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.65
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD286.94
|
$7.76
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.05
€84.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD197,085.95
|
$32,489.61
€29,689.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.63
€21.59
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,368.99
|
$32.31
€29.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,462.11
€1,336.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,823.81
|
$1,074.44
€981.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,738.99
|
$171.90
€157.09
|
|
pay 112.1 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD505.35
|
$829.69
€758.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,106.97
|
$16,485.47
€15,064.70
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD126.34
|
$7.58
€6.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD156.46
|
$4.52
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD123.81
|
$13.00
€11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,768.72
|
$41.22
€37.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD252.67
|
$14.08
€12.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$102.11
€93.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.38
€40.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$110.05
€100.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$156.00
€142.55
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