Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 8.1 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$13.86
SEK152.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$10.16
SEK111.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$2.13
SEK23.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$2.66
SEK29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$5.15
SEK56.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$1.38
SEK15.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.71
SEK7.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.79
SEK8.67
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.85
|
$6.67
SEK73.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,355.73
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,421.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
$27.62
SEK303.28
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.51
|
$33.49
SEK367.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,384.02
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,937.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.64
|
$965.24
SEK10,598.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.55
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.35
|
|
pay 30.8 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.48
|
$144.54
SEK1,587.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.52
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,887.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.01
|
$7.30
SEK80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$4.27
SEK46.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$6.56
SEK72.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.17
|
$39.99
SEK439.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$15.61
SEK171.42
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.84
|
$90.26
SEK991.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.35
|
$43.14
SEK473.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.67
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,263.03
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.66
|
|
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