Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 26.0% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
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