Cost of living comparison

Banjul, Gambia

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 7.5 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 56.3% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 37.6 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.1% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Tirana

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Tirana are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 GMD358.19	$10.92 ALL953	+119.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.29 GMD454.14	$8.73 ALL762	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GMD120.03	$1.58 ALL138	-5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GMD68.45	$0.82 ALL72	-13.4%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 56.3% more for groceries

	Banjul	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 GMD47.10	$1.00 ALL87	+52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 GMD227.07	$6.31 ALL551	+100.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 GMD375.65	$7.59 ALL663	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 GMD143.81	$3.59 ALL313	+80.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.27 GMD91.55	$3.54 ALL309	+178.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 GMD68.66	$0.74 ALL64	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 GMD41.96	$1.15 ALL101	+98.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 GMD61.03	$0.82 ALL72	-3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GMD45.78	$0.87 ALL76	+37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GMD30.52	$0.50 ALL44	+18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 GMD32.81	$0.60 ALL52	+32.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 GMD289.49	$7.84 ALL685	+95.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD472.63	$17.47 ALL1,524	+166.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,727.27 GMD196,792.36	$29,474.40 ALL2,572,372	+980.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 GMD428.91	$29.47 ALL2,572	+395.9%
Average			+409.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Banjul	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.62 GMD3,363.97	$18.21 ALL1,589	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,400.44	$594.90 ALL51,920	+480.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.91 GMD3,818.11	$412.58 ALL36,008	+679.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.06 GMD1,736.40	$78.02 ALL6,810	+224.2%
Average			+330.8%

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pay 37.6 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.99 GMD504.60	$257.35 ALL22,460	+3580.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$139.86 GMD10,091.92	$5,375.91 ALL469,181	+3743.8%
Average			+3661.9%

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pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 GMD239.54	$2.73 ALL238	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 GMD150.28	$1.85 ALL162	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 GMD123.63	$3.82 ALL333	+123.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 GMD1,766.09	$46.89 ALL4,092	+91.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 GMD252.30	$8.73 ALL762	+149.8%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Banjul	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,040.80	$64.35 ALL5,616	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,199.45	$47.77 ALL4,169	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,174.59	$100.14 ALL8,740	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,276.95	$134.06 ALL11,700	+54.1%
Average			+19.4%

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