Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 55.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
|
pay 44.7% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
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