Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 55.2% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
South Africa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
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pay 38.1% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
South Africa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Guernsey
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 85.4% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
South Africa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
South Africa
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
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