Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 27.3% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$3.87
GMD262.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$5.53
GMD375.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.30
GMD87.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$1.47
GMD99.52
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$0.54
GMD36.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$3.32
GMD225.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$5.49
GMD372.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$1.95
GMD132.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$1.34
GMD90.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$0.84
GMD56.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.59
GMD39.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.89
GMD60.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$0.67
GMD45.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.45
GMD30.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.42
GMD28.35
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$4.19
GMD283.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
?? | |
pay 46.9% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$49.18
GMD3,333.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$55.82
GMD3,783.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$25.39
GMD1,720.59
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$7.38
GMD500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$147.55
GMD10,000.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.84
GMD125.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.28
GMD154.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$1.81
GMD122.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$3.69
GMD250.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
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