Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 56.7% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Philippines
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$3.36
₱189.85
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.71
₱40.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.41
₱23.41
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$3.26
₱184.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$6.76
₱382.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.91
₱108.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$1.17
₱65.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.68
₱38.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.06
₱60.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$0.65
₱36.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.81
₱45.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.02
₱57.91
|
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pay 48.8% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$4.92
₱278.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
$12.10
₱684.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$3.86
₱218.28
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$1.30
₱73.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$2.36
₱133.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$5.08
₱287.12
|
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pay 39.7% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$60.35
₱3,414.24
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