Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 27.3% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.91
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.82
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.29
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.53
|
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.48
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.15
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.13
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.09
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.17
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.06
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.51
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.04
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.09
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.33
|
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.64
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
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