Cost of living comparison

Gibraltar

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 2.8% cheaper than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Costa Rica

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Costa Rica. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Gibraltar, you would:

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.66 GIP16.05	$9.75 CRC4,910.60	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.98 GIP8.52	$9.08 CRC4,575.11	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 GIP1.67	$2.01 CRC1,012.91	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 GIP1.50	$1.49 CRC751.42	-23.0%
Average			-24.9%

Gibraltar vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 GIP1.38	$2.53 CRC1,275.68	+42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.65 GIP3.61	$3.76 CRC1,895.61	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 GIP6.52	$6.98 CRC3,514.36	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 GIP2.95	$3.21 CRC1,618.26	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 GIP3.10	$3.97 CRC2,000.48	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83 GIP1.42	$1.79 CRC901.46	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.61 GIP1.25	$0.62 CRC310.78	-61.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 GIP1.44	$1.22 CRC612.81	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.36	$1.22 CRC615.45	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.82	$1.09 CRC551.29	+4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GIP0.69	$1.11 CRC561.08	+26.2%
Average			-9.8%

Gibraltar vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 GIP4.63	$5.63 CRC2,834.82	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.33 GIP6.47	$49.00 CRC24,684.99	+488.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,804.11 GIP24,695.51	$35,063.37 CRC17,664,435.33	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.57 GIP19.86	$15.62 CRC7,870.26	-38.9%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.78 GIP42.54	$48.50 CRC24,433.84	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,685.73 GIP1,308.95	$778.04 CRC391,964.48	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,569.58 GIP1,218.76	$547.50 CRC275,824.49	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.28 GIP67.78	$68.26 CRC34,387.28	-21.8%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$825.15 GIP640.72	$519.07 CRC261,498.97	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,498.45 GIP12,034.36	$10,987.74 CRC5,535,471.04	-29.1%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.17 GIP4.01	$2.73 CRC1,373.90	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 GIP2.44	$3.65 CRC1,840.96	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 GIP3.61	$4.58 CRC2,308.50	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.95 GIP59.75	$59.46 CRC29,955.41	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 GIP8.52	$8.63 CRC4,345.61	-21.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$128.35 GIP99.66	$65.32 CRC32,909.14	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.78 GIP33.22	$44.54 CRC22,438.81	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.95 GIP101.68	$110.39 CRC55,610.68	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.10 GIP66.86	$97.22 CRC48,976.49	+12.9%
Average			-11.9%

Gibraltar vs. Costa Rica - 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: April 2025

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