Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 15.1% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Australia, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.60
|
$18.79
£15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.78
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.17
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.53
|
$5.70
£4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.70
|
$6.94
£5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.48
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.21
|
$2.71
£2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.02
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.24
|
$1.95
£1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.59
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.28
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.62
|
$6.41
£5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
$50.62
£40.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.54
|
$24.01
£19.28
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
|
pay 25.8% more for childcare
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.81
|
$5.68
£4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.08
|
$3.84
£3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.00
|
$74.46
£59.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.88
|
$9.24
£7.42
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$164.24
|
$101.62
£81.58
|
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