Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.4 times more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.80
|
$41.23
€37.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$10.44
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.36
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.45
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.37
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.30
|
$10.72
€9.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.14
|
$8.50
€7.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.06
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.02
|
$6.64
€6.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.61
|
$1.37
€1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.15
|
$8.27
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.86
|
$38.21
€35.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,491.11
|
$21,988.99
€20,250.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.62
|
$18.25
€16.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£40.99
|
$107.38
€98.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,405.53
|
$5,818.99
€5,359.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,230.97
|
$4,384.68
€4,038.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.27
|
$226.60
€208.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£711.91
|
$3,518.24
€3,240.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,200.01
|
$19,240.37
€17,719.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.20
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.27
|
$4.42
€4.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.35
|
$12.09
€11.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£53.64
|
$604.70
€556.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.38
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.03
|
$142.47
€131.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.34
|
$39.03
€35.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£99.94
|
$149.66
€137.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£73.93
|
$481.56
€443.49
|
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