Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 13.7% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
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pay 48.9% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
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pay 0.4% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
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pay 6.9% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$76.78
£60.43
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