Cost of living comparison
British Virgin Islands is 2.8% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
British Virgin Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.19
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.61
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.19
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.17
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.35
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.58
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.19
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.92
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.41
|
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pay 21.5% more for housing
Guernsey
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
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British Virgin Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.59
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.10
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£60.19
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.47
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£82.16
|
$160.00
|
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