Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 83.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,036
|
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥773
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥871
|
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥808
|
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥312
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥406
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥277
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥656
|
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,533
|
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,371,436
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,383.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,842
|
$24.97
GIP19.61
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,261
|
$53.50
GIP42.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,559
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,292.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,584
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,827
|
$87.83
GIP68.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,833
|
$805.78
GIP632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,699,234
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,882.39
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥409
|
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥431
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,731
|
$70.94
GIP55.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,819
|
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,078
|
$125.33
GIP98.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,082
|
$41.78
GIP32.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,333
|
$127.87
GIP100.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,442
|
$113.51
GIP89.12
|
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