Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.4 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
$101.62
£81.37
|
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