Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 40.0% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£14.06
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.38
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.47
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.36
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.20
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.08
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.81
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.79
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.23
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.98
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.76
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.53
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£725.26
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.26
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.31
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.65
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.54
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.85
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.95
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.82
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£75.32
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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