Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 53.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$4.80
$10.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$7.15
$16.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$5.01
$11.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$4.16
$9.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$2.20
$4.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$2.09
$4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$1.03
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.82
$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.08
$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$0.85
$1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$4.68
$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
$34.97
$79.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$17,383.55
$39,428.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$4.38
$9.94
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$29.00
$65.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$491.27
$1,114.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$292.67
$663.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$35.85
$81.32
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$183.21
$415.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$6,847.61
$15,531.40
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$2.37
$5.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$2.49
$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$8.22
$18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$17.78
$40.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$3.93
$8.91
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$18.44
$41.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$25.92
$58.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$55.34
$125.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$60.86
$138.03
|
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