Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 10.7 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 63.7% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 50.7 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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