Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 34.5% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.93
|
$18.92
£14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.96
|
$8.82
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.57
|
$2.53
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.28
|
$6.93
£5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.02
|
$7.62
£6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.99
|
$5.60
£4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.07
|
$5.18
£4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.63
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.22
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.27
|
$2.40
£1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$1.90
£1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.56
|
$7.03
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.42
|
$39.73
£31.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,508.72
|
$29,386.35
£23,189.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.71
|
$23.24
£18.34
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.22
|
$68.68
£54.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,299.05
|
$1,864.05
£1,471.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,251.01
|
$1,686.88
£1,331.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP69.31
|
$161.86
£127.73
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP635.87
|
$1,460.21
£1,152.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,943.34
|
$16,544.33
£13,055.81
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
$5.93
£4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.36
|
$4.02
£3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.58
|
$12.39
£9.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.98
|
$79.68
£62.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.46
|
$9.62
£7.59
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.91
|
$88.29
£69.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.97
|
$35.10
£27.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.91
|
$80.67
£63.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.58
|
$76.78
£60.59
|
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