Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 38.9% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Athens, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Gibraltar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Athens
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Athens
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Athens
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
Athens
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Athens
|
Gibraltar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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