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Bucharest vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 12.9 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 35.6% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 75.8 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 77.7% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD354.93	$11.85 RON57.56	+138.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD450.00	$7.54 RON36.63	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD118.94	$2.00 RON9.70	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD67.83	$2.20 RON10.70	+132.3%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	Banjul	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD46.67	$1.17 RON5.71	+80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD225.00	$4.52 RON21.97	+43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD372.23	$6.34 RON30.80	+21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD142.50	$3.28 RON15.92	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD90.72	$3.09 RON15.00	+143.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD68.04	$0.59 RON2.84	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD41.58	$0.77 RON3.74	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD60.48	$0.75 RON3.65	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.36	$0.88 RON4.28	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.24	$0.51 RON2.46	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.51	$0.44 RON2.14	-3.1%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD286.85	$6.09 RON29.60	+51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD468.32	$17.24 RON83.73	+163.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD195,000.00	$26,003.12 RON126,302.34	+853.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD425.00	$5.82 RON28.26	-2.1%
Average			+266.6%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Banjul	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,333.33	$9.35 RON45.44	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,333.04	$601.94 RON2,923.73	+486.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,783.34	$397.23 RON1,929.43	+650.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,720.59	$130.07 RON631.76	+440.5%
Average			+374.6%

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pay 75.8 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD500.00	$527.95 RON2,564.36	+7449.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD10,000.00	$10,631.65 RON51,640.05	+7501.6%
Average			+7475.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD237.36	$3.23 RON15.70	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD148.91	$3.17 RON15.39	+52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD122.50	$5.98 RON29.04	+249.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,750.00	$49.84 RON242.09	+103.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD250.00	$8.62 RON41.86	+146.5%
Average			+109.7%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Banjul	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,004.00	$78.42 RON380.88	+40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,170.31	$39.68 RON192.72	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,109.24	$85.94 RON417.44	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,219.78	$105.80 RON513.90	+21.6%
Average			+9.4%

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