Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 15.3 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 12.1 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 18.5 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 50.7 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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