Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 53.9% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
|
pay 70.2% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
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pay 5.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
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