Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Gibraltar and Buenos Aires

For one person, living is cheaper in Buenos Aires: $1,685 a month against $2,840 in Gibraltar, rent and utilities included – about $13,900 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

🇬🇮 Gibraltar
$2,840
/mo nomad
Buenos Aires
🇦🇷 Argentina
$1,685
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Gibraltar is 33.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires without rent, and 68.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Gibraltar is 13.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires without rent, and 59.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.15 GIP 15.22
$18.73 ARS 28.4K
7.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$100 GIP 75.7
$64.5 ARS 97.8K
55.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$17.49 GIP 13.21
$12.88 ARS 19.5K
35.79%
Cappuccino
$3.95 GIP 2.98
$3.98 ARS 6,029
-0.75%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 GIP 1.78
$2.05 ARS 3,103
14.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 GIP 1.47
$1.55 ARS 2,349
25.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.17 GIP 3.90
$3.84 ARS 5,830
34.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 GIP 3.46
$4.60 ARS 6,970
-0.43%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.88 GIP 1.42
$1.44 ARS 2,181
30.56%
White Bread (500g)
$2.46 GIP 1.86
$2.46 ARS 3,738
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.28 GIP 2.48
$1.63 ARS 2,467
101.23%
Eggs
$6.35 GIP 4.80
$2.89 ARS 4,385
119.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.13 GIP 9.16
$10.65 ARS 16.1K
13.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.20 GIP 6.19
$10.00 ARS 15.2K
-18.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.56 GIP 13.26
$13.74 ARS 20.8K
27.80%
Apples (1kg)
$2.92 GIP 2.21
$2.75 ARS 4,166
6.18%
Banana (1kg)
$2.87 GIP 2.17
$2.18 ARS 3,300
31.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.70 GIP 2.79
$1.45 ARS 2,205
155.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.37 GIP 2.55
$1.99 ARS 3,013
69.35%
Potato (1kg)
$2.69 GIP 2.03
$1.24 ARS 1,885
116.94%
Onion (1kg)
$2.03 GIP 1.53
$1.27 ARS 1,921
59.84%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.86 GIP 1.41
$1.70 ARS 2,575
9.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.40 GIP 1.06
$1.73 ARS 2,617
-19.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.04 GIP 3.81
$4.18 ARS 6,337
20.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.45 GIP 8.65
$5.80 ARS 8,790
97.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.58 GIP 1.95
$2.09 ARS 3,163
23.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.10 GIP 2.34
$2.77 ARS 4,198
11.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.25 GIP 2.45
$0.75 ARS 1,132
333.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$27.15 ARS 41.2K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$13.11 GIP 9.90
$1.62 ARS 2,451
709.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.98 ARS 1,481
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.36 GIP 10.09
$7.72 ARS 11.7K
73.06%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 GIP 1.09
$1.36 ARS 2,058
6.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.9K GIP 37.7K
$28.0K ARS 42.5M
78.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.6K GIP 22.4K
$34.5K ARS 52.4M
-14.16%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$169 GIP 128
$216 ARS 326.9K
-21.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.41 GIP 19.95
$25.61 ARS 38.8K
3.12%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$64.8 GIP 48.96
$31.36 ARS 47.6K
106.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$79.5 GIP 60.0
$49.82 ARS 75.6K
59.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.65 GIP 17.11
$17.06 ARS 25.9K
32.77%
Cinema Ticket
$13.05 GIP 9.86
$10.43 ARS 15.8K
25.12%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,104 GIP 834
$466 ARS 706.7K
136.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.6K GIP 16.3K
$9,057 ARS 13.7M
138.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$136 GIP 103
$122 ARS 185.2K
11.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$67.1 GIP 50.7
$97.4 ARS 147.8K
-31.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$123 GIP 92.6
$117 ARS 177.4K
4.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$148 GIP 112
$140 ARS 211.9K
6.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,168 GIP 1,637
$763 ARS 1.2M
183.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,611 GIP 1,217
$505 ARS 766.1K
219.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,781 GIP 2,856
$1,598 ARS 2.4M
136.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,180 GIP 2,402
$1,185 ARS 1.8M
168.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$13.7K GIP 10.3K
$2,678 ARS 4.1M
410.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,826 GIP 5,911
$1,858 ARS 2.8M
321.17%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Gibraltar
Buenos Aires
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,450 GIP 1,850
$954 ARS 1.4M
156.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.13
57.25
-89.29%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gibraltar: October 3, 2026

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Gibraltar
$1.6K
Buenos Aires
$505 68.7% $1.1K
Groceries & Markets
Gibraltar
$354
Buenos Aires
$284 19.7% $70
Eating Out
Gibraltar
$313
Buenos Aires
$279 10.9% $34
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gibraltar
$260
Buenos Aires
$273 4.8% $12
Clothing & Footwear
Gibraltar
$213
Buenos Aires
$214 0.5% $1.1
Sport & Entertainment
Gibraltar
$106
Buenos Aires
$71 33% $35
Getting Around
Gibraltar
$26 *
Buenos Aires
$37 40.3% $11

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇬🇮 Gibraltar
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
🕒 Local time
10:48 10:48 AM
05:48 5:48 AM
5 h behind Gibraltar
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
34,003
2,891,082 Capital
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

ARS, USD, EUR to GIP – Gibraltar Pound Converter

Gibraltar Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.755 GIP (1 GIP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.847 GIP (1 GIP = 1.18 EUR).

Argentine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1,517 ARS (10,000 ARS = 6.59 USD). 1 EUR = 1,701 ARS (10,000 ARS = 5.88 EUR).

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