Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 24.7% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
?? | |
pay 40.5% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
?? |
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