Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.2 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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