Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 0.7% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
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pay 10.3% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
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pay 7.7% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Luxembourg
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$115.79
€107.53
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