Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 26.0% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 93.1% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$36.08
CHF32.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$16.65
CHF15.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$4.63
CHF4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$3.89
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$4.17
CHF3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$13.88
CHF12.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$9.19
CHF8.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$6.00
CHF5.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$12.59
CHF11.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.17
CHF1.07
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$8.13
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$55.51
CHF50.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$31,586.06
CHF28,712.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
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pay 26.1% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$56.25
CHF51.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$1,239.78
CHF1,126.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$1,110.25
CHF1,009.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$131.60
CHF119.62
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$222.05
CHF201.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$13,589.46
CHF12,352.98
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$5.55
CHF5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$5.66
CHF5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$11.21
CHF10.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$61.19
CHF55.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$22.21
CHF20.18
|
|
pay 96.0% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$147.11
CHF133.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$49.96
CHF45.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$151.73
CHF137.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$220.20
CHF200.16
|
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