Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 56.1% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Rome, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.38
|
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Rome
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.88
|
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
|
pay 70.9% less for transportation
Rome
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.74
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.29
|
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pay 2.7% more for housing
Rome
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€718.73
|
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€493.22
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.25
|
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
|
pay 70.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.06
|
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
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