Cost of living comparison
Managua is 5.5 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Managua instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 26.1 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
|
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