Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 5.0% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$19.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$9.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$3.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$6.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$3.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$118.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$22,515.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$17.59
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$67.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$1,948.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$1,569.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$133.96
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$1,526.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$18,377.37
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$5.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$4.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$9.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$47.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
New Jersey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$44.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$38.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$76.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$129.77
|
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