Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.6 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
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