Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 14.7% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
$2.41
GMD163.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
$6.83
GMD463.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
$0.72
GMD49.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
$0.60
GMD40.94
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
$0.50
GMD34.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
$2.81
GMD191.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
$5.71
GMD387.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
$1.92
GMD130.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
$1.55
GMD105.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
$0.85
GMD57.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
$0.64
GMD43.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
$0.90
GMD61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
$0.69
GMD47.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
$0.43
GMD28.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
$0.30
GMD20.63
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
$3.85
GMD261.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,371.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
$112.54
GMD7,641.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
$192.93
GMD13,099.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
$44.30
GMD3,008.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
$32.38
GMD2,198.26
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
$16.08
GMD1,091.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
$401.93
GMD27,291.00
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
$1.61
GMD109.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
$1.74
GMD118.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
$1.77
GMD120.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
$24.12
GMD1,637.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
$3.22
GMD218.33
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
$6.97
GMD473.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
$16.08
GMD1,091.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
$48.23
GMD3,274.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
$19.29
GMD1,309.97
|
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