Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

Gibraltar

Gibraltar vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Gibraltar is 11.4% more expensive than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Gibraltar
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Gibraltar
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Gibraltar
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Gibraltar
Childcare: pay 18.4% less in Gibraltar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Gibraltar
Clothing: pay 62.3% more in Gibraltar

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Gibraltar are more expensive than in United States. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gibraltar.

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Gibraltar vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gibraltar instead of United States, you would:

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	United States	Gibraltar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.86	$19.82 GIP14.84	-0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42	$17.51 GIP13.11	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$2.32 GIP1.74	-12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05	$1.98 GIP1.48	-3.4%
Average			+14.1%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	United States	Gibraltar
Bread 1 loaf	$3.63	$2.47 GIP1.85	-31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52	$6.02 GIP4.51	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98	$7.00 GIP5.24	+75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.30	$6.20 GIP4.64	+44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.46	$3.82 GIP2.86	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.34	$1.35 GIP1.01	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80	$1.31 GIP0.98	+64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.65 GIP1.23	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19	$1.51 GIP1.13	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$1.24 GIP0.93	-7.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.94 GIP0.71	-31.9%
Average			-8.5%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	United States	Gibraltar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01	$5.61 GIP4.20	+40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,164.82	$49,553.88 GIP37,099.56	+45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.02	??
Average			+42.4%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	United States	Gibraltar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.22	$66.07 GIP49.47	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,681.01	$2,151.74 GIP1,610.95	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,404.28	$1,593.65 GIP1,193.12	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.64	$127.54 GIP95.48	-19.1%
Average			+12.1%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of housing

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

	United States	Gibraltar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,450.99	$1,112.65 GIP833.01	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,361.50	$21,142.99 GIP15,829.14	-13.2%
Average			-18.4%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Gibraltar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.29 GIP3.96	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31	$4.02 GIP3.01	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.42	$5.15 GIP3.86	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.68	$79.29 GIP59.36	+56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.95	$13.21 GIP9.89	-5.2%
Average			-5.2%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.3% more for clothing

	United States	Gibraltar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.15	$136.55 GIP102.23	+156.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.88	$66.07 GIP49.47	+57.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.76	$120.58 GIP90.28	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.01	$145.36 GIP108.83	+27.5%
Average			+62.3%

United States vs. Gibraltar - Cost of clothing

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