Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 64.8% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 75.9% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 97.8% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
|
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