Today we look at moving to Banjul in Gambia from Tallinn in Estonia. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Banjul people speak English (official), Mandinka, Wolof and Fula. In Tallinn people speak Estonian and Russian.
Banjul is the capital of The Gambia. Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia.
Banjul is the country's economic and administrative centre and includes the Central Bank of The Gambia. Peanut processing is the country's principal industry, but beeswax, palm wood, palm oil, and skins and hides are also shipped from Banjul's port. The most important economic sectors of Tallinn are the light, textile, and food industry, as well as the service and government sector. Tallinn also has a well developed information technology sector In addition to longtime functions as seaport and capital city.
The overall cost of living rank in Banjul is 292 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Tallinn to Banjul will experience a change in cost of living of -38.6%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Banjul is ranked as an extreme hardship location with a hardship index of 40% compared to Tallinn with a hardship index of 40% which is an extreme hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Gambia, Banjul Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Republic of The Gambia.
Location: The Gambia is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May).
Country Terrain: Flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills.
Major Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula.
Major Religions: Islam, Christianity.
Country Population: 1.63 million (2008 est.) 1.67 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of the Gambia is a liberal, market-based economy characterized by traditional subsistence agriculture, a historic reliance on groundnuts (peanuts) for export earnings, a re-export trade built up around its ocean port, low import duties, minimal administrative procedures, a fluctuating exchange rate with no exchange controls, and a significant tourism industry.
Currency: Gambian Dalasi (GMD).
Country Inflation: 4.5% (2008 est.) 6.5% (2009 est.).
City: Banjul is the capital of The Gambia.
City Economy: Banjul is the country's economic and administrative centre and includes the Central Bank of The Gambia. Peanut processing is the country's principal industry, but beeswax, palm wood, palm oil, and skins and hides are also shipped from Banjul's port.
Cost of Living: Banjul has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Banjul is currently ranked 195 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: The Gambia is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal.
Country Climate: Tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May).
Country Terrain: Flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills.
Major Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula.
Major Religions: Islam, Christianity.
Country Population: 1.63 million (2008 est.) 1.67 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of the Gambia is a liberal, market-based economy characterized by traditional subsistence agriculture, a historic reliance on groundnuts (peanuts) for export earnings, a re-export trade built up around its ocean port, low import duties, minimal administrative procedures, a fluctuating exchange rate with no exchange controls, and a significant tourism industry.
Currency: Gambian Dalasi (GMD).
Country Inflation: 4.5% (2008 est.) 6.5% (2009 est.).
City: Banjul is the capital of The Gambia.
City Economy: Banjul is the country's economic and administrative centre and includes the Central Bank of The Gambia. Peanut processing is the country's principal industry, but beeswax, palm wood, palm oil, and skins and hides are also shipped from Banjul's port.
Cost of Living: Banjul has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Banjul is currently ranked 195 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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