Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 72.6% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.56
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.31
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.54
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.99
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.27
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€711.12
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€531.40
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€304.49
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.17
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.61
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.37
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.91
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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