Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.5 times more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
JOD25.060
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,037.19
JOD19,163.960
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.53
JOD22.350
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$233.29
JOD165.360
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$178.07
JOD126.220
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.14
JOD49.010
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.79
JOD94.120
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,464.95
JOD3,164.750
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
JOD32.630
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
JOD8.330
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.64
JOD28.800
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
JOD30.160
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.39
JOD63.360
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.07
JOD47.540
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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