Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 25.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.67
|
$17.39
GIP13.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
$8.69
GIP6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.51
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.41
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
$2.59
GIP2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$3.81
GIP3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.77
GIP0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.48
|
$5.23
GIP4.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.57
|
$12.42
GIP9.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,653.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.19
|
$24.72
GIP19.74
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
$51.65
GIP41.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,414.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,238.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
$84.77
GIP67.69
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
$897.07
GIP716.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,256.58
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.70
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.16
|
$67.59
GIP53.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.89
|
$10.56
GIP8.43
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
$122.27
GIP97.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
$40.76
GIP32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
$125.94
GIP100.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.80
|
$93.16
GIP74.38
|
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