Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 42.7% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 75.1% more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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