Cost of living comparison

 Banjul, Gambia
compared to
Moscow vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 12.2 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants
pay 4.6% less in Moscow
Groceries
pay 1.0% less in Moscow
Transportation
pay 4.3 times more in Moscow
Housing
pay 6.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare
pay 70.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.9% more in Moscow
Clothing
pay 16.8% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Moscow are more expensive than in Banjul. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.6% less for restaurants

 
Banjul
Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.96
GMD354.93
$9.19
RUB835.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.29
GMD450.00
$5.10
RUB464.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.66
GMD118.94
$1.07
RUB97.52

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

 
Banjul
Moscow
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
GMD46.67
$0.62
RUB56.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.15
GMD225.00
$4.41
RUB400.77
Milk (1 gallon) $5.21
GMD372.23
$3.57
RUB324.44

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

 
Banjul
Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.01
GMD286.85
$2.22
RUB201.77
Monthly public transit pass $6.55
GMD468.33
$28.58
RUB2,599.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,727.27
GMD195,000.01
$30,621.85
RUB2,785,529.61

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

 
Banjul
Moscow
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.62
GMD3,333.33
$6.38
RUB580.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $102.56
GMD7,333.04
$960.52
RUB87,374.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.91
GMD3,783.34
$583.26
RUB53,056.76

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pay 70.6 times more for childcare

 
Banjul
Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $6.99
GMD500.00
$466.53
RUB42,438.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $139.86
GMD10,000.00
$10,413.52
RUB947,270.27

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pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Banjul
Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.32
GMD237.36
$3.06
RUB278.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.08
GMD148.91
$2.52
RUB229.64
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.71
GMD122.50
$2.45
RUB222.84

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

 
Banjul
Moscow
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.00
GMD4,004.00
$81.16
RUB7,382.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.34
GMD3,170.31
$42.31
RUB3,848.56
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.43
GMD7,109.25
$108.95
RUB9,910.91

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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