Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 68.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$18.79
£15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$5.70
£4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$6.94
£5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$3.13
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$2.71
£2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$2.68
£2.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.67
£1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$1.95
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$6.41
£5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$50.62
£40.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$24.01
£19.41
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$5.68
£4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$3.84
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$74.46
£60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$9.24
£7.47
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$101.62
£82.16
|
|
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