Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 13.3% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.00
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.83
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.12
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.41
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,786.05
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.17
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.66
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,253.89
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,125.49
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.48
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,138.34
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,509.81
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.54
|
$4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.80
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.45
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.38
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Alabama
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.39
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.92
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.16
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.14
|
$113.04
|
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