Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 59.3% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
|
pay 46.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
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pay 74.7% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
|
pay 97.1% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
|
pay 74.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
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