Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 63.9% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Finland, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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