Cost of living comparison
Lima is 8.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Lima instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$5.23
PEN19.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$6.10
PEN22.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$4.22
PEN15.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$4.95
PEN18.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$2.70
PEN10.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$2.25
PEN8.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.85
|
$5.39
PEN20.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
$23.85
PEN89.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,355.73
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,430.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
$20.14
PEN75.16
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.51
|
$26.56
PEN99.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,384.02
|
$575.58
PEN2,147.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.64
|
$363.71
PEN1,357.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.55
|
$44.01
PEN164.21
|
|
pay 43.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.48
|
$213.68
PEN797.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.52
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,172.88
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.01
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$5.30
PEN19.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.17
|
$30.52
PEN113.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$7.95
PEN29.67
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Banjul
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.84
|
$42.79
PEN159.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.35
|
$34.98
PEN130.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.67
|
$85.21
PEN317.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,263.03
|
$94.35
PEN352.05
|
|
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