Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 8.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Gibraltar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
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