Cost of Living in Gibraltar, 🇬🇮 Gibraltar - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 $2,200 $1,899 $3,143 $1,605 $165

Utilities 1 11 — $201 $281 $167 —

Internet & Mobile 2 3 4 $20 $64 $94 $58 $3

Groceries 11 13 19 $108 $421 $880 $360 $8

Transportation 5 6 17 1 $87 $75 $231 $60 $14

Dining Out 11 19 $1,180 $381 $498 $139 $78

Leisure Activities 8 20 11 12 $310 $155 $1,101 $81 $26

Health Insurance 10 16 19 $63 $110 $280 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 9 15 — $28 $111 — —

Total $3,968 $3,334 $6,619 $2,470 $296

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 11 $1,671.11 $1,471 – $2,675 per month

Coworking Space 7 $260.83 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $2,140.18 $1,738 – $2,675 per month

Coliving Space 1 $1,270.73 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 11 $3.99 per cup

Beer 11 19 $5.23 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 11 19 $19.64 per meal

Fast Food Combo 11 18 $13.08 per meal

Apples 11 $2.94 per kg

Bread 11 $2.45 per loaf

Milk 13 11 $1.42 per liter

Rice 11 $3.34 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $8.35 per kg

Beef 11 $17.67 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $11.12 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 19 $98.17 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 11 $1.42 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $4.01 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $2.23 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 12 $60.19 per month

Gasoline 17 11 $1.62 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $15.16 per trip

Scooter Rental 12 $66.55 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $20.06 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 2 $37.45 per month

Gym Membership 8 $46.82 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 11 $22.26 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $13.37 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 $12.04 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 11 19 $135.25 per pair

Summer Dress 11 19 $65.44 per dress

Running Shoes 11 19 $119.42 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $25.00 per visit

Laundry 21 $1.25 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $86.94 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $5.50 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.7476 GIP on Oct 22, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Alicante, Granada, Lisbon, Madrid, Zurich

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1526.97 2140.18
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1228.81 1671.11
- Apples 3.52 2.94
- Beef 17.27 17.67
- Beer 5.98 5.23
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- Bread 2 2.45
- Chicken Fillets 9.97 8.35
- Cinema Ticket 12.62 12.04
- Coffee 4.32 3.99
- Coliving Space 1062.27 1270.73
- Coworking Space 285.44 260.83
- Dining Out local 153.01, nomad 1129.62, expat 399.2, family 266.34, tourist 89.76 local 138.74, nomad 1179.61, expat 381.13, family 497.73, tourist 77.94
- Doctor Visit (GP) 66.37 86.94
- Fast Food Combo 9.3 13.08
- Gasoline 2.03 1.62
- Groceries local 319.24, nomad 99.8, expat 432.26, family 930.03, tourist 0 local 359.82, nomad 107.95, expat 420.92, family 880.15, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 49.84 46.82
- Haircut 25.24 25
- Health Insurance local 33.37, nomad 79.72, expat 132.86, family 332.15, tourist 3.31 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 110, family 280, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 1095.95, nomad 2658.43, expat 1860.65, family 2990.89, tourist 159.44 local 1605.14, nomad 2200.37, expat 1899.41, family 3143.39, tourist 164.53
- Internet & Mobile local 56.52, nomad 73.1, expat 73.17, family 113.02, tourist 1.99 local 57.52, nomad 20.06, expat 64.21, family 93.63, tourist 2.87
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.2 37.45
- Jeans 63.13 135.25
- Laundry 9.97 1.25
- Leisure Activities local 46.53, nomad 232.66, expat 132.86, family 232.36, tourist 29.94 local 81.11, nomad 309.51, expat 155.3, family 1100.86, tourist 26.42
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.61 19.64
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 79.72 98.17
- Milk 1.6 1.42
- Mobile Plan 23.27 20.06
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.51 60.19
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.3 5.5
- Rice 2.39 3.34
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.29 15.16
- Running Shoes 93 119.42
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.93 13.37
- Scooter Rental 36.49 66.55
- Summer Dress 46.51 65.44
- Taxi Start 4.32 4.01
- Taxi per km 2.19 2.23
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.93 22.26
- Transportation local 56.52, nomad 86.45, expat 86.39, family 299.09, tourist 13.29 local 60.19, nomad 87.39, expat 75.35, family 230.87, tourist 14.18
- Utilities local 139.6, nomad 0, expat 166.23, family 232.66, tourist 0 local 167.2, nomad 0, expat 200.64, family 280.9, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 66.43, family 132.86 local 0, expat 27.87, family 111.47
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.6 1.42
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.29 11.12
Health Insurance nomad 63 → 62.72 and tourist 2.1 → 2.09 on the published SafetyWing rate; Apartment (1 bedroom) lower bound, Scooter Rental, Gym Membership, Doctor Visit (GP) and SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) citations cleaned up (safetywing.com, kingsbastion.gi).

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