Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 39.8% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
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