Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 11.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 41.6 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
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