Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 25.5% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Israel, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.57
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.10
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.57
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.90
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.45
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.70
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.61
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.82
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.51
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.48
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.13
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.99
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪204.15
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪143,114.27
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.87
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.17
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,704.01
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,201.46
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪647.41
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,246.08
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,497.12
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.23
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.53
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.62
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪244.48
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.33
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Israel
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪329.54
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.99
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪428.01
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪486.93
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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