Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 6.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 25.3 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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