Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.7 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$20.66
GIP16.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$10.98
GIP8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.15
GIP1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.94
GIP1.54
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.78
GIP1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.65
GIP3.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$8.40
GIP6.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.80
GIP3.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$3.99
GIP3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.96
GIP4.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$8.33
GIP6.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$31,804.11
GIP25,308.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$25.57
GIP20.35
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$54.78
GIP43.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$1,685.73
GIP1,341.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$1,569.58
GIP1,249.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$87.28
GIP69.46
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$825.15
GIP656.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$15,498.45
GIP12,333.15
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$5.17
GIP4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$4.65
GIP3.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$76.95
GIP61.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$10.98
GIP8.74
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$128.35
GIP102.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$42.78
GIP34.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$130.95
GIP104.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$86.10
GIP68.52
|
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