Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 10.6% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
?? | |
pay 7.8% less for housing
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kigali
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
?? |
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