Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.3 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
|
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