Cost of living comparison

North Carolina, USA

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. North Carolina Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 20.3% more expensive than North Carolina.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% less in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 24.4% more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Guernsey

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

Guernsey vs. North Carolina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of North Carolina, you would:

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pay 3.5% less for restaurants

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.13	$17.48 £13.07	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72	$9.56 £7.15	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.42 £1.81	-3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89	$1.87 £1.40	-1.2%
Average			-3.5%

North Carolina vs. Guernsey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$3.91	$2.14 £1.60	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.07	$7.53 £5.63	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68	$7.70 £5.76	+109.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$5.90 £4.41	+38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.37	$5.59 £4.18	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40	$2.15 £1.61	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80	$1.05 £0.78	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22	$2.96 £2.21	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.58 £1.18	-32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.30 £0.97	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.79	$1.10 £0.82	-38.7%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.48	$8.19 £6.13	+135.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.44	$35.02 £26.18	-40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,285.88	$35,678.80 £26,676.75	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.96	$25.80 £19.29	+29.3%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.72	$55.83 £41.74	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,476.83	$2,172.11 £1,624.07	+47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,144.24	$2,122.56 £1,587.02	+85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.34	$103.58 £77.44	-21.1%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 24.4% more for childcare

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,224.94	$2,092.28 £1,564.38	+70.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,882.53	$19,821.55 £14,820.42	-9.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.39	$6.94 £5.19	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21	$4.82 £3.61	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.25	$17.18 £12.84	+108.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.42	$81.60 £61.01	+58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.30	$11.89 £8.89	-10.6%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	North Carolina	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.53	$102.41 £76.57	+95.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.74	$29.73 £22.23	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.04	$101.31 £75.75	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.84	$89.20 £66.69	-21.0%
Average			+8.7%

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