Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 27.2% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$105.59
|
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