Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 25.4% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
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