Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.9 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$17.66
GIP13.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.09
GIP7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.98
GIP1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.85
GIP1.43
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.67
GIP1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.15
GIP3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.63
GIP5.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.79
GIP2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.89
GIP3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.06
GIP1.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.54
GIP1.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
GIP1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.15
GIP0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.03
GIP0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.86
GIP0.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.78
GIP4.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.13
GIP6.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,037.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$24.97
GIP19.33
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$53.50
GIP41.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,274.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,226.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$87.83
GIP67.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$805.78
GIP623.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,134.60
GIP11,713.64
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.10
GIP3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.99
GIP2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.54
GIP3.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$70.94
GIP54.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.72
GIP8.30
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$125.33
GIP97.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.78
GIP32.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$127.87
GIP98.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$113.51
GIP87.85
|
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