Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.3 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$17.66
GIP13.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$10.09
GIP7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.98
GIP1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.85
GIP1.43
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.67
GIP1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.15
GIP3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$7.63
GIP5.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$3.79
GIP2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$3.89
GIP3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$2.06
GIP1.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.54
GIP1.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.61
GIP1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.15
GIP0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$1.03
GIP0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.86
GIP0.67
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$5.78
GIP4.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$8.13
GIP6.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,037.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$24.97
GIP19.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$53.50
GIP41.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,274.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,226.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$87.83
GIP67.98
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$805.78
GIP623.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,713.64
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$4.10
GIP3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.99
GIP2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$4.54
GIP3.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$70.94
GIP54.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$10.72
GIP8.30
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$125.33
GIP97.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$41.78
GIP32.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$127.87
GIP98.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$113.51
GIP87.85
|
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