Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.3% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.20
|
$17.39
£13.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$1.71
£1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.82
£1.45
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.73
£1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$4.16
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$3.96
£3.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.85
|
$2.59
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.13
|
$3.81
£3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.90
£0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.77
£0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$5.23
£4.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.33
|
$12.42
£9.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,213.15
|
$33,381.44
£26,491.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.30
|
$24.72
£19.62
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.46
|
$51.65
£40.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€945.04
|
$1,771.10
£1,405.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€835.34
|
$1,551.15
£1,230.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€121.67
|
$84.77
£67.27
|
|
pay 21.8% more for childcare
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€623.72
|
$897.07
£711.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,619.11
|
$11,592.94
£9,200.01
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$4.04
£3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.90
|
$2.86
£2.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.57
|
$4.22
£3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€84.62
|
$67.59
£53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$10.56
£8.38
|
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pay 22.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Gibraltar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€118.97
|
$122.27
£97.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
$40.76
£32.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€112.64
|
$125.94
£99.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€153.15
|
$93.16
£73.93
|
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