Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 44.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Spain, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$17.39
£13.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$4.16
£3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$3.96
£3.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.81
£3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.90
£0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.23
£4.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$12.42
£9.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$24.72
£19.84
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$897.07
£720.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$4.04
£3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$67.59
£54.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$10.56
£8.48
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Spain
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$93.16
£74.78
|
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