Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 55.8% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.91
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.40
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.30
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 69.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.23
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.56
|
?? | |
pay 9.3% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€814.11
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 98.2% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€308.86
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.00
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.47
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.77
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.01
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.07
|
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