Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 41.1% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
|
pay 22.0% more for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
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