Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 36.4% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
$17.39
£13.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
$4.16
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
$3.96
£3.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
$3.81
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.90
£0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
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pay 40.4% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
$5.23
£4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
$12.42
£9.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
$24.72
£19.79
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
$897.07
£718.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
$4.04
£3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
$67.59
£54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
$10.56
£8.45
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Gibraltar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
$93.16
£74.60
|
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