Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 2.1% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
$9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$6.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.83
|
$4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.12
|
$3.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.41
|
$98.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,786.05
|
$29,254.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.17
|
$17.13
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.66
|
$67.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,253.89
|
$1,826.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,125.49
|
$1,523.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.48
|
$121.56
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,138.34
|
$1,283.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,509.81
|
$15,027.62
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.54
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.80
|
$8.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.45
|
$52.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.38
|
$11.65
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Colorado
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.39
|
$48.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.92
|
$39.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.16
|
$86.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.14
|
$125.84
|
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