Cost of living comparison
compared to
Gibraltar vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary
Gibraltar is 38.0% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
Gibraltar vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
|
$19.82
GIP14.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.24
|
$17.51
GIP13.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
|
$2.32
GIP1.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
|
$1.98
GIP1.49
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.37
|
$2.47
GIP1.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.35
|
$6.02
GIP4.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.71
|
$7.00
GIP5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
|
$6.20
GIP4.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$3.82
GIP2.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.35
GIP1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$1.31
GIP0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.65
GIP1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.51
GIP1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$1.24
GIP0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.94
GIP0.71
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of groceries
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.61
GIP4.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,571.43
|
$49,553.88
GIP37,180.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
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Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of transportation
pay 64.5% more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.43
|
$66.07
GIP49.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.02
|
$2,151.74
GIP1,614.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$722.33
|
$1,593.65
GIP1,195.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.66
|
$127.54
GIP95.69
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of housing
pay 76.2% more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.71
|
$1,112.65
GIP834.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,819.51
|
$21,142.99
GIP15,863.59
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of childcare
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
|
$5.29
GIP3.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$4.02
GIP3.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
|
$5.15
GIP3.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.37
|
$79.29
GIP59.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.50
|
$13.21
GIP9.91
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 59.5% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.28
|
$136.55
GIP102.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.82
|
$66.07
GIP49.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
|
$120.58
GIP90.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.25
|
$145.36
GIP109.06
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. Gibraltar - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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