Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.9 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
St. George's
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
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