Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 15.6 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
$6.51
¥1,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
$5.21
¥804
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
$1.12
¥172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
$1.63
¥252
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
$7.01
¥1,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
$5.89
¥909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
$2.09
¥322
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
$2.38
¥367
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
$1.06
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
$2.65
¥409
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
$2.42
¥373
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
$1.29
¥199
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
$4.42
¥682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
$58.62
¥9,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
$27.88
¥4,302
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
$582.98
¥89,974
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
|
pay 90.0 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
$533.29
¥82,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
$3.26
¥503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
$3.40
¥525
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
$3.91
¥603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
$67.16
¥10,365
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
$12.38
¥1,910
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
$82.89
¥12,793
|
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