Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 14.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Rome, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$17.39
£13.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$4.16
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$3.96
£3.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$3.81
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.90
£0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$5.23
£4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$12.42
£9.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$24.72
£19.79
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$897.07
£718.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.04
£3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$67.59
£54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$10.56
£8.45
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Rome
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$93.16
£74.60
|
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