Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 25.4 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
$2.56
€2.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
$2.59
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
$7.47
€7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
$1.16
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
$1.38
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
$53.59
€51.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
$25.94
€24.90
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
$55.46
€53.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
$1,200.57
€1,152.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
$1,025.16
€984.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
$179.33
€172.14
|
|
pay 151.7 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
$988.17
€948.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
$22,667.79
€21,758.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
$4.01
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
$38.09
€36.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
$14.20
€13.63
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
Banjul
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
$96.46
€92.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
$51.32
€49.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
$115.01
€110.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
$143.35
€137.60
|
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