Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.8 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$17.39
£13.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$4.16
£3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$3.96
£3.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$3.81
£3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$0.90
£0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$5.23
£4.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
$12.42
£9.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
$24.72
£19.84
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$897.07
£720.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$4.04
£3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$67.59
£54.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
$10.56
£8.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$93.16
£74.78
|
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