Cost of living comparison

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Banjul is 44.9% cheaper than Roseau.

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

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

 
Roseau
Banjul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$4.96
GMD352.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.66
EC$18.00
$6.29
GMD446.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
EC$4.62
$1.66
GMD118.10

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pay 42.7% less for groceries

 
Roseau
Banjul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.47
EC$6.67
$0.65
GMD46.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.11
EC$3.00
$3.15
GMD223.43
Milk (1 gallon) $14.24
EC$38.49
$5.21
GMD369.63

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pay 66.5% less for transportation

 
Roseau
Banjul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.49
EC$12.13
$4.01
GMD284.85
Monthly public transit pass $32.25
EC$87.16
$6.55
GMD465.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36

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pay 58.2% less for housing

 
Roseau
Banjul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.74
EC$153.33
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.68
EC$766.67
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $203.51
EC$550.00
$52.91
GMD3,756.88

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pay 94.8% less for childcare

 
Roseau
Banjul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $111.01
EC$300.00
$6.99
GMD496.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$139.86
GMD9,930.07

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Roseau
Banjul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$3.32
GMD235.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
EC$8.38
$2.08
GMD147.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$1.71
GMD121.64

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

 
Roseau
Banjul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.92
EC$191.67
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.24
EC$103.33
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.01
EC$400.00
$99.43
GMD7,059.53

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