Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 47.9% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% more in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 84.8% more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Guernsey

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Guernsey are more expensive than in New Zealand. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of New Zealand, you would:

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pay 17.9% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.26 NZ$23.46	$17.48 £13.11	+31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 NZ$15.90	$9.56 £7.17	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 NZ$3.61	$2.42 £1.82	+18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 NZ$3.24	$1.87 £1.40	+2.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 NZ$3.05	$2.14 £1.61	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 NZ$6.69	$7.53 £5.65	+98.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.47 NZ$11.45	$7.70 £5.78	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.79 NZ$10.24	$5.90 £4.42	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 NZ$6.77	$5.59 £4.20	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.15	$2.15 £1.61	+76.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.67	$1.05 £0.79	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 NZ$2.33	$2.96 £2.22	+124.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 NZ$3.89	$1.58 £1.19	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.57	$1.30 £0.97	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 NZ$1.18	$1.10 £0.82	+65.0%
Average			+37.5%

New Zealand vs. Guernsey - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.21	$8.19 £6.15	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.43 NZ$147.53	$35.02 £26.27	-58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.20 NZ$30.41	$25.80 £19.36	+50.0%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.30 NZ$87.18	$55.83 £41.89	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	+122.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	+151.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.64 NZ$169.12	$103.58 £77.71	+8.3%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 84.8% more for childcare

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+191.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	+17.0%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 NZ$10.07	$6.94 £5.21	+21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 NZ$5.77	$4.82 £3.62	+47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.75 NZ$40.22	$17.18 £12.89	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.17 NZ$69.26	$81.60 £61.22	+108.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.27 NZ$18.16	$11.89 £8.92	+15.8%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	New Zealand	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.30 NZ$111.94	$102.41 £76.84	+61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.63 NZ$59.46	$29.73 £22.31	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.48 NZ$161.76	$101.31 £76.01	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.46 NZ$202.41	$89.20 £66.92	-22.1%
Average			+5.4%

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