Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 21.6% more expensive than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 71.6% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Guernsey

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Guernsey are more expensive than in British Virgin Islands. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Guernsey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.50	$17.48 £13.11	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$9.56 £7.17	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.42 £1.82	+39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14	$1.87 £1.40	+64.3%
Average			-3.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62	$2.14 £1.61	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$7.53 £5.65	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.94	$7.70 £5.78	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$5.90 £4.42	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89	$5.59 £4.20	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28	$2.15 £1.61	+67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.05 £0.79	-36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$2.96 £2.22	+226.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.19	$1.58 £1.19	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.30 £0.97	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.10 £0.82	-45.7%
Average			-14.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.6% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77	$8.19 £6.15	+71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.02 £26.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,678.80 £26,769.80
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.80 £19.36
Average			+71.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$112.50	$55.83 £41.89	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,533.33	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,308.33	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	+62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.56	$103.58 £77.71	+3.0%
Average			+35.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+457.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,236.67	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+30.1%
Average			+169.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$6.94 £5.21	+73.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.25	$4.82 £3.62	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.12	$17.18 £12.89	+235.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$81.60 £61.22	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$11.89 £8.92	-20.7%
Average			+2.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$102.41 £76.84	+115.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$29.73 £22.31	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.00	$101.31 £76.01	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$89.20 £66.92	-36.3%
Average			-12.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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