Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 50.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Japan, you would:
pay 93.3% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 77.5% more for childcare
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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