Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.7% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 73.1% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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