Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.6 times more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.90
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.35
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.51
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.51
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.48
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.52
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.92
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.83
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.29
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.81
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 99.5% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.67
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.69
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,132.35
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.64
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.81
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM324.62
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM252.59
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.75
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM250.66
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,242.06
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.97
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.15
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.11
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM40.01
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.86
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.30
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.28
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM134.34
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.74
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
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