Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 30.3% more expensive than Kentucky.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.07
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.24
|
$8.82
£6.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.53
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.85
£1.43
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
|
$2.17
£1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.13
|
$6.93
£5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
|
$7.62
£5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
|
$5.60
£4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
|
$5.18
£4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.69
£2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.97
£1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$2.40
£1.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.90
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.36
£1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$7.03
£5.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.75
|
$39.73
£30.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,481.19
|
$29,386.35
£22,672.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.02
|
$23.24
£17.93
|
|
pay 36.4% more for housing
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.07
|
$68.68
£52.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.78
|
$1,864.05
£1,438.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$963.47
|
$1,686.88
£1,301.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.36
|
$161.86
£124.88
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.11
|
$1,460.21
£1,126.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,594.33
|
$16,544.33
£12,764.69
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
|
$5.93
£4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$4.02
£3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.49
|
$12.39
£9.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.06
|
$79.68
£61.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
|
$9.62
£7.42
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Kentucky
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.42
|
$88.29
£68.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.54
|
$35.10
£27.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.14
|
$80.67
£62.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.86
|
$76.78
£59.24
|
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