Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 52.5% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.07
|
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pay 0.4% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.06
|
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€517.66
|
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€345.95
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.01
|
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.08
|
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
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