Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 17.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 104.7 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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