Cost of living comparison
Washington is 19.1 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Washington instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.81
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD464.12
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.14
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.95
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.13
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD191.11
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD387.55
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD130.17
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.26
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.79
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.34
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.30
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD47.06
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.89
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.64
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.81
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,425.64
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.74
|
|
pay 14.9 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,644.29
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,104.50
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,009.18
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,199.07
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 96.0 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,092.04
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,301.05
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD109.20
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.30
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD120.12
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,638.06
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD218.41
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD473.22
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,092.04
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,276.13
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,310.45
|
$164.61
|
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