Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 68.1% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£28.77
|
$3.87
GMD273.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.71
|
$5.53
GMD390.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.16
|
$1.30
GMD91.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.74
|
$1.47
GMD103.52
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.54
|
$0.54
GMD38.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.17
|
$3.32
GMD234.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.71
|
$5.49
GMD387.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.84
|
$1.95
GMD137.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.10
|
$1.34
GMD94.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.48
|
$0.84
GMD58.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.65
|
$0.59
GMD41.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.37
|
$0.89
GMD62.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.09
|
$0.67
GMD47.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.83
|
$0.45
GMD31.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.70
|
$0.42
GMD29.49
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.35
|
$4.19
GMD295.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£49.86
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,156.30
|
$2,877.17
GMD202,840.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.33
|
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pay 65.6% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£48.90
|
$49.18
GMD3,467.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,414.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,282.47
|
$55.82
GMD3,935.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£82.26
|
$25.39
GMD1,789.77
|
|
pay 99.4% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,522.18
|
$7.38
GMD520.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,242.16
|
$147.55
GMD10,402.07
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.27
|
$1.84
GMD130.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.62
|
$2.28
GMD161.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£9.83
|
$1.81
GMD127.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£58.01
|
$25.82
GMD1,820.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.47
|
$3.69
GMD260.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£71.91
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.23
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£75.51
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£93.49
|
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