Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 12.5% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Gibraltar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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