Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
$17.39
£13.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
$4.16
£3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
$3.96
£3.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
$3.81
£3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.90
£0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
$5.23
£4.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
$12.42
£9.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
$24.72
£19.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
$897.07
£720.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$4.04
£3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
$67.59
£54.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
$10.56
£8.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
$93.16
£74.78
|
|
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