Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 10.2% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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