Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 94.5% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
|
pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
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