Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 11.0% more expensive than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Guernsey
Housing: pay 37.2% more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 47.7% more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Guernsey

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Guernsey are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of Netherlands, you would:

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.24 €19.85	$17.48 £13.07	-21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.74 €12.27	$9.56 £7.15	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.21	$2.42 £1.81	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.63	$1.87 £1.40	-36.5%
Average			-27.4%

Netherlands vs. Guernsey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 €1.84	$2.14 £1.60	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 €5.98	$7.53 £5.63	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.08 €4.53	$7.70 £5.76	+51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 €4.20	$5.90 £4.41	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35 €5.66	$5.59 £4.18	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$2.15 £1.61	+84.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.05 £0.78	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.82	$2.96 £2.21	+223.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.73	$1.58 £1.18	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.30 £0.97	+56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.10 £0.82	+27.9%
Average			+30.5%

Netherlands vs. Guernsey - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.11 €8.13	$8.19 £6.13	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$95.45 €85.19	$35.02 £26.18	-63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,608.58 €36,244.70	$35,678.80 £26,676.75	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.41 €24.47	$25.80 £19.29	-5.9%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.29 €43.10	$55.83 £41.74	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,426.76 €1,273.44	$2,172.11 £1,624.07	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,174.28 €1,048.09	$2,122.56 £1,587.02	+80.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.24 €175.15	$103.58 £77.44	-47.2%
Average			+37.2%

Netherlands vs. Guernsey - Cost of housing

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pay 47.7% more for childcare

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,884.17 €1,681.70	$2,092.28 £1,564.38	+11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,083.31 €8,999.73	$19,821.55 £14,820.42	+96.6%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 €5.58	$6.94 £5.19	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 €3.71	$4.82 £3.61	+16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.60 €12.14	$17.18 £12.84	+26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 €36.26	$81.60 £61.01	+100.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.51 €13.84	$11.89 £8.89	-23.3%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Netherlands	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 €79.83	$102.41 £76.57	+14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.43 €38.76	$29.73 £22.23	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.67 €89.85	$101.31 £75.75	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.42 €121.76	$89.20 £66.69	-34.6%
Average			-15.3%

Netherlands vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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