Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 1.6% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.80
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.36
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.45
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.37
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.30
|
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.14
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.06
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.02
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.61
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.15
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.86
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,491.11
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.62
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£40.99
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,405.53
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,230.97
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.27
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£711.91
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,200.01
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.20
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.27
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.35
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£53.64
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.38
|
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Sweden
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.03
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.34
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£99.94
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£73.93
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
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