Cost of living comparison
Spain is 34.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Spain instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.91
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.82
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.29
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.53
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.48
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.15
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.13
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.09
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.17
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.06
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.51
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.04
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.09
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.33
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
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pay 13.4% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.64
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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