Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 6.6% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
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