Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Guernsey
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Netherlands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$17.72
€16.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$9.84
€9.19
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$2.32
€2.16
|
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pay 34.1% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Netherlands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
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pay 34.9% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Netherlands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$8.49
€7.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$104.47
€97.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
$28,989.41
€27,079.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$23.81
€22.24
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Netherlands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
$44.56
€41.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
$1,134.22
€1,059.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
$969.29
€905.42
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
$179.88
€168.02
|
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pay 24.4% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Netherlands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
$1,616.01
€1,509.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
$6,406.01
€5,983.90
|
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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Netherlands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.35
|
$36.22
€33.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$13.01
€12.15
|
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pay 11.0% more for clothing
Guernsey
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Netherlands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
$88.46
€82.63
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
$41.75
€39.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
$96.66
€90.29
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.00
|
$123.64
€115.49
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