Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 22.8% cheaper than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
?? | |
pay 18.7% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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