Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 10.1 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 57.4 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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