Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 2.1 times more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 86.4% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 57.2% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.0% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Guernsey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Guernsey are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$17.48 £13.11	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$9.56 £7.17	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$2.42 £1.82	+21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$1.87 £1.40	+12.7%
Average			+0.8%

Argentina vs. Guernsey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

	Argentina	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$2.14 £1.61	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$7.53 £5.65	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$7.70 £5.78	+56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$5.90 £4.42	+129.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$5.59 £4.20	+65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$2.15 £1.61	+100.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$1.05 £0.79	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$2.96 £2.22	+380.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$1.58 £1.19	+43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$1.30 £0.97	+181.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$1.10 £0.82	+158.2%
Average			+86.4%

Argentina vs. Guernsey - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.2% more for transportation

	Argentina	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$8.19 £6.15	+80.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$35.02 £26.27	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$25.80 £19.36	+155.8%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Argentina	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$55.83 £41.89	+115.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	+281.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	+479.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$103.58 £77.71	+21.0%
Average			+269.0%

Argentina vs. Guernsey - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Argentina	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+627.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+245.5%
Average			+401.4%

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pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$6.94 £5.21	+77.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$4.82 £3.62	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$17.18 £12.89	+390.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$81.60 £61.22	+132.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$11.89 £8.92	+56.4%
Average			+94.0%

Argentina vs. Guernsey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Argentina	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$102.41 £76.84	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$29.73 £22.31	-60.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$101.31 £76.01	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$89.20 £66.92	-22.1%
Average			-28.3%

Argentina vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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