Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 58.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Philippines
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
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