Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.4 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
$17.39
£13.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.16
£3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$3.96
£3.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$3.81
£3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.90
£0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$5.23
£4.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$12.42
£9.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
$24.72
£19.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
$897.07
£720.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$4.04
£3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
$67.59
£54.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$10.56
£8.48
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$93.16
£74.78
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Gibraltar or El Salvador. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.