Cost of living comparison
Castries is 15.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Castries instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
?? | |
pay 35.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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