Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 9.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£14.06
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.38
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.47
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.36
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.20
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.08
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.81
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.79
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$1.08
₡542
|
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pay 48.3% more for transportation
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.23
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.98
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.76
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.53
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£725.26
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.26
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.31
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.65
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.54
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.85
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.95
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.82
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£75.32
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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