Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.6 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
|
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