Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 6.9 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 32.0 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
|
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