Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 34.5% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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