Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.3 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
|
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