Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 94.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Gibraltar
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% more in Gibraltar
- Transportation
-
pay 7.7% more in Gibraltar
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Gibraltar
- Childcare
-
pay 3.4 times more in Gibraltar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.8% more in Gibraltar
- Clothing
-
pay 34.1% more in Gibraltar
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Gibraltar are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Gibraltar.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$20.66
GIP15.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$10.98
GIP8.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.15
GIP1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.94
GIP1.50
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.78
GIP1.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.65
GIP3.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$8.40
GIP6.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.80
GIP2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.99
GIP3.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.83
GIP1.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.61
GIP1.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.86
GIP1.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.76
GIP1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.05
GIP0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.88
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.96
GIP4.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.33
GIP6.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,804.11
GIP24,567.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.57
GIP19.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$54.78
GIP42.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,302.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,212.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$87.28
GIP67.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$825.15
GIP637.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$15,498.45
GIP11,972.07
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$5.17
GIP3.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.14
GIP2.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.65
GIP3.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$76.95
GIP59.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$10.98
GIP8.48
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$128.35
GIP99.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$42.78
GIP33.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$130.95
GIP101.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$86.10
GIP66.51
|
|
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