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
IRR169,000
|
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
|
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