Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 36.3% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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