Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 52.2% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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