Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.6 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 89.3% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Colombia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
|
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