Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 21.8% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.36
|
$17.39
GIP13.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
$8.69
GIP6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.59
GIP2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$3.81
GIP3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.77
GIP0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.23
GIP4.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.30
|
$12.42
GIP9.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,653.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.88
|
$24.72
GIP19.74
|
|
pay 73.1% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
$51.65
GIP41.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,414.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.13
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,238.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
$84.77
GIP67.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.11
|
$897.07
GIP716.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,256.58
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.22
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.57
|
$67.59
GIP53.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.76
|
$10.56
GIP8.43
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
$122.27
GIP97.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
$40.76
GIP32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
$125.94
GIP100.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.10
|
$93.16
GIP74.38
|
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