Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 17.8 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
$49.68
£39.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
$4.40
£3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
$6.78
£5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
$6.86
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.59
£51.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.31
£28.19
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
|
pay 84.3 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$7.14
£5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
$76.60
£61.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
$116.23
£92.80
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Helier or Banjul. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.