Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 5.9% cheaper than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
?? | |
pay 21.6% less for housing
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
?? |
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