Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
Albania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
|
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