Cost of living comparison
Bern is 53.1 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Bern instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 338.4 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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