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Gibraltar vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Gibraltar is 2.4 times more expensive than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% more in Gibraltar
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Gibraltar
Transportation: pay 4.8% less in Gibraltar
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Gibraltar
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Gibraltar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Gibraltar
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Gibraltar

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Gibraltar are more expensive than in Kingstown. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Gibraltar. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Kingstown, you would:

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pay 41.0% more for restaurants

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$20.03 GIP15.13	+170.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$14.36 GIP10.84	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.66 GIP1.25	-25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.87 GIP1.41	-10.8%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.97 GIP1.49	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$5.27 GIP3.98	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$7.33 GIP5.54	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$5.06 GIP3.82	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$3.98 GIP3.00	+82.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$1.76 GIP1.33	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$1.64 GIP1.24	+24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$1.97 GIP1.49	-51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$1.70 GIP1.28	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$1.26 GIP0.95	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$1.05 GIP0.80	-28.4%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 4.8% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$5.78 GIP4.36	-51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	$44,903.92 GIP33,910.54	+18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$30.71 GIP23.20	+18.6%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$70.78 GIP53.45	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$2,025.41 GIP1,529.55	+508.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$1,709.35 GIP1,290.87	+428.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$107.69 GIP81.32	+90.3%
Average			+263.5%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	$779.00 GIP588.29	+547.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??
Average			+547.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.34 GIP4.03	+188.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.51 GIP2.65	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.74 GIP3.58	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$80.13 GIP60.51	+147.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$13.35 GIP10.08	+188.7%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Kingstown	Gibraltar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	$132.99 GIP100.43	+105.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	$44.24 GIP33.41	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$98.21 GIP74.17	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$93.48 GIP70.59	+1.1%
Average			+27.7%

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