Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.5 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 |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$17.66
GIP13.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$10.09
GIP7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$1.98
GIP1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$1.85
GIP1.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$1.67
GIP1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$4.15
GIP3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$7.63
GIP5.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$3.79
GIP2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$3.89
GIP3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$2.06
GIP1.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$1.54
GIP1.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$1.61
GIP1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$1.15
GIP0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$1.03
GIP0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.86
GIP0.67
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$5.78
GIP4.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$8.13
GIP6.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,037.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$24.97
GIP19.33
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$53.50
GIP41.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,274.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,226.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$87.83
GIP67.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$805.78
GIP623.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,713.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$4.10
GIP3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$2.99
GIP2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$4.54
GIP3.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$70.94
GIP54.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$10.72
GIP8.30
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$125.33
GIP97.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$41.78
GIP32.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$127.87
GIP98.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$113.51
GIP87.85
|
|
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