Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 97.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA903
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA867
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA620
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA789
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA800
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA780
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 72.0% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
$76.78
£60.43
|
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