Cost of living comparison
Paris is 49.5% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Paris instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.80
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.36
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.45
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.37
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.30
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.14
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.06
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.02
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.61
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.15
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.86
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,491.11
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.62
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£40.99
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,405.53
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,230.97
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.27
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£711.91
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,200.01
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.20
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.27
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.35
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£53.64
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.38
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.03
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.34
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£99.94
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£73.93
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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