Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£2.02
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.48
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.53
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£6.08
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.14
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.15
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.57
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.92
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.52
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.61
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.72
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.55
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.73
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.21
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£63.62
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.68
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£61.30
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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