Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 46.0% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
?? | |
pay 14.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
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