Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$20.66
GIP16.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$10.98
GIP8.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$2.15
GIP1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.94
GIP1.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$1.78
GIP1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$4.65
GIP3.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$8.40
GIP6.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$3.80
GIP3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$3.99
GIP3.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.83
GIP1.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$1.86
GIP1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$1.76
GIP1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$1.05
GIP0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$5.96
GIP4.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$8.33
GIP6.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,205.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$25.57
GIP20.27
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$54.78
GIP43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,335.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,243.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$87.28
GIP69.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$825.15
GIP653.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,282.82
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$5.17
GIP4.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$3.14
GIP2.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$4.65
GIP3.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$76.95
GIP60.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$10.98
GIP8.70
|
|
pay 67.3% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$128.35
GIP101.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$42.78
GIP33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$130.95
GIP103.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$86.10
GIP68.24
|
|
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