Cost of living comparison
Praia is 2.9 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Praia instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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