Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.8 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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