Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Guernsey Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 47.9% cheaper than Guernsey overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Colombia
Housing: pay 65.3% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 25.7% more in Colombia

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Colombia.

Colombia vs. Guernsey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Guernsey, you would:

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pay 38.7% less for restaurants

	Guernsey	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.48 £13.11	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 £7.17	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$1.50 COP4,759.09	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.40	$1.15 COP3,637.93	-38.8%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Guernsey	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$2.08 COP6,604.13	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.78	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$3.08 COP9,765.50	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$4.90 COP15,548.14	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-75.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-41.3%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Guernsey	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.19 £6.15	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$57.51 COP183K	+64.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$24,696.92 COP78M	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$21.04 COP66,775.93	-18.5%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 65.3% less for housing

	Guernsey	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	$745.73 COP2M	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	$482.25 COP2M	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$101.48 COP322K	-2.0%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Guernsey	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$597.35 COP2M	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$8,009.31 COP25M	-59.6%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Guernsey	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.60 £61.22	$41.34 COP131K	-49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-44.0%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

	Guernsey	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$82.92 COP263K	-19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$53.80 COP171K	+80.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.31 £76.01	$134.00 COP425K	+32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$115.03 COP365K	+29.0%
Average			+25.7%

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