Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.5 times more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.62
£81.37
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