Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 43.6% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
|
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