Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 68.5% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Finland, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$76.78
£60.43
|
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