Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 57.3% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Malta, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Malta
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
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