Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 57.6% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
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