Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 50.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 51.0% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.86
|
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.12
|
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.52
|
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.44
|
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.37
|
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€864.52
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€703.33
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€437.19
|
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.34
|
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.54
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.09
|
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
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