Cost of living comparison

Gibraltar, Gibraltar

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 34.5% cheaper than Gibraltar.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 58.3% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 49.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Mexico City

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Gibraltar, you would:

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pay 48.5% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.66 GIP16.00	$9.93 MX$200.93	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.98 GIP8.50	$7.45 MX$150.70	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 GIP1.67	$1.08 MX$21.84	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 GIP1.50	$0.77 MX$15.64	-60.1%
Average			-48.5%

Gibraltar vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 GIP1.37	$2.45 MX$49.62	+38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 GIP3.60	$4.87 MX$98.49	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 GIP6.50	$5.51 MX$111.46	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 GIP2.94	$2.18 MX$44.17	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 GIP3.09	$3.57 MX$72.26	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83 GIP1.42	$1.22 MX$24.73	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.61 GIP1.25	$0.67 MX$13.54	-58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 GIP1.44	$0.80 MX$16.17	-56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.36	$0.83 MX$16.75	-52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.81	$0.85 MX$17.22	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GIP0.68	$0.83 MX$16.75	-6.2%
Average			-24.7%

Gibraltar vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 GIP4.61	$4.64 MX$93.85	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.33 GIP6.45	$17.87 MX$361.68	+114.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,804.11 GIP24,618.10	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.57 GIP19.79	$3.47 MX$70.33	-86.4%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 58.3% less for housing

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.78 GIP42.40	$24.38 MX$493.42	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,685.73 GIP1,304.84	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,569.58 GIP1,214.94	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	-65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.28 GIP67.56	$30.31 MX$613.48	-65.3%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 49.7% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$825.15 GIP638.71	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,498.45 GIP11,996.64	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	-45.6%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.17 GIP4.00	$2.73 MX$55.26	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 GIP2.43	$3.01 MX$60.84	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 GIP3.60	$3.92 MX$79.37	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.95 GIP59.57	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 GIP8.50	$4.96 MX$100.47	-54.8%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$128.35 GIP99.35	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.78 GIP33.12	$41.06 MX$831.00	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.95 GIP101.36	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.10 GIP66.65	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	+6.8%
Average			-20.8%

Gibraltar vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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