Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.5 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 66.1% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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