Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 47.6% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$26.06
CHF23.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$16.57
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$3.85
CHF3.52
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$14.05
CHF12.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$11.61
CHF10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
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pay 52.2% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
$101.99
CHF93.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,420.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$39.48
CHF36.09
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$58.09
CHF53.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,396.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,158.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$182.90
CHF167.21
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,060.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,953.81
|
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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$5.05
CHF4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$9.54
CHF8.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$88.43
CHF80.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$20.14
CHF18.42
|
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pay 48.7% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$111.16
CHF101.62
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$56.12
CHF51.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$131.83
CHF120.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$170.76
CHF156.11
|
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