Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 29.9% cheaper than Bermuda.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Bermuda, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$18.79
£14.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.63
£1.29
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$5.70
£4.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$6.94
£5.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$3.13
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.41
$5.41
|
$2.71
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$2.68
£2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$6.41
£5.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.50
$68.50
|
$50.62
£40.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$24.01
£19.06
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,193.95
$2,193.95
|
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.33
$9.33
|
$5.68
£4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
$5.50
|
$3.84
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.94
$114.94
|
$74.46
£59.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$9.24
£7.33
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Bermuda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.50
$70.50
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$101.62
£80.64
|
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