Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 83.3% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,886
|
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,035
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,688
|
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,556
|
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,795
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,680
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,289
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,021
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,462
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,435
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,360
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,024
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,158
|
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,237,144,325
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,383.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
$24.97
GIP19.61
|
|
pay 98.7% more for housing
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
$53.50
GIP42.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,071,831
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,292.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,040,901
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,956,238
|
$87.83
GIP68.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,082,876
|
$805.78
GIP632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,365,958
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,882.39
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,135
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,718
|
$70.94
GIP55.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,841
|
$125.33
GIP98.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
$41.78
GIP32.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,651,680
|
$127.87
GIP100.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,546,538
|
$113.51
GIP89.12
|
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