Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 31.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
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Latvia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$10.57
€9.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
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pay 15.7% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$45.63
€41.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$353.00
€324.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$271.19
€249.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$388.30
€356.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Latvia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$45.72
€42.03
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$9.97
€9.16
|
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pay 19.6% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$122.77
€112.84
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