Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 66.2% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.94
|
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.89
|
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.88
|
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€336.06
|
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.87
|
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.69
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Gibraltar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.44
|
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
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