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Taipei vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 17.8 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 5.2 times more in Taipei
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 109.0 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.3% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Taipei

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

Taipei vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD359.89	$6.18 NT$203.60	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD456.29	$5.01 NT$164.92	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD120.60	$1.00 NT$33.07	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD68.78	$0.68 NT$22.37	-28.4%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Banjul	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD47.32	$1.86 NT$61.20	+184.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD228.15	$8.37 NT$275.76	+166.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD377.44	$10.77 NT$354.65	+106.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD144.49	$2.72 NT$89.48	+36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD91.99	$4.37 NT$143.77	+244.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD68.99	$2.06 NT$67.90	+116.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD42.16	$1.01 NT$33.36	+74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD61.32	$1.25 NT$41.06	+47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.99	$1.56 NT$51.20	+145.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.66	$1.30 NT$42.78	+207.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.96	$1.11 NT$36.55	+144.2%
Average			+133.9%

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pay 5.2 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD290.86	$3.68 NT$121.33	-8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD474.87	$37.10 NT$1,221.61	+466.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD197,727.27	$34,750.62 NT$1,144,243.94	+1174.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD430.94	$8.81 NT$290.13	+48.2%
Average			+420.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Banjul	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,379.95	$24.04 NT$791.52	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,435.60	$630.95 NT$20,775.45	+515.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,836.25	$465.35 NT$15,322.82	+779.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,744.65	$63.62 NT$2,094.85	+164.4%
Average			+352.7%

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pay 109.0 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD506.99	$610.09 NT$20,088.74	+8624.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD10,139.86	$18,275.33 NT$601,757.39	+12966.9%
Average			+10795.6%

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pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD240.67	$2.63 NT$86.53	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD150.99	$3.05 NT$100.35	+46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD124.21	$3.71 NT$122.16	+116.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,774.48	$38.32 NT$1,261.65	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD253.50	$9.89 NT$325.76	+183.0%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Banjul	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,060.00	$56.02 NT$1,844.64
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,214.65	$31.15 NT$1,025.80	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,208.67	$85.26 NT$2,807.36	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,306.77	$103.43 NT$3,405.71	+18.9%
Average			-8.4%

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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: January 2025

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