Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 16.6% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
$3.87
GMD274.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
$5.53
GMD392.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
$1.30
GMD92.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
$1.47
GMD104.25
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
$0.54
GMD38.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
$3.32
GMD235.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
$5.49
GMD389.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
$1.95
GMD138.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
$1.34
GMD95.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
$0.84
GMD59.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
$0.59
GMD41.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
$0.89
GMD63.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
$0.67
GMD47.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
$0.45
GMD31.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
$0.42
GMD29.70
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
$4.19
GMD297.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
$2,877.17
GMD204,278.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
$49.18
GMD3,491.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
$55.82
GMD3,963.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
$25.39
GMD1,802.46
|
|
pay 98.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
$7.38
GMD523.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
$147.55
GMD10,475.84
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
$1.84
GMD130.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
$2.28
GMD162.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
$1.81
GMD128.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
$25.82
GMD1,833.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
$3.69
GMD261.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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