Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 11.7 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD273.05
|
$15.24
€13.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD390.08
|
$10.88
€9.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD91.37
|
$3.08
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD103.52
|
$2.74
€2.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD38.14
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD234.05
|
$6.94
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD387.20
|
$4.68
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD137.31
|
$3.49
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD94.37
|
$6.38
€5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.98
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD41.29
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.91
|
$1.06
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD47.18
|
$1.65
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.46
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.49
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD295.32
|
$7.43
€6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€48.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD202,840.28
|
$32,415.23
€29,307.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€23.02
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,467.36
|
$42.52
€38.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,392.07
€1,258.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,935.45
|
$988.74
€893.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,789.77
|
$278.35
€251.66
|
|
pay 46.1 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD520.10
|
$209.09
€189.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,402.07
|
$9,427.53
€8,523.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD130.03
|
$4.90
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD161.03
|
$4.05
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD127.43
|
$8.93
€8.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,820.36
|
$37.56
€33.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD260.05
|
$13.33
€12.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.82
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.27
€37.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.51
€87.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$144.43
€130.59
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