Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.4 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.23
|
$18.79
£14.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.30
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.34
|
$1.63
£1.29
|
|
pay 97.7% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱183.57
|
$5.70
£4.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱381.17
|
$6.94
£5.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱107.84
|
$3.13
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.71
|
$2.71
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.19
|
$2.68
£2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.87
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.72
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.49
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.72
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱277.30
|
$6.41
£5.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱682.09
|
$50.62
£40.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱217.57
|
$24.01
£19.06
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.32
|
$5.68
£4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱132.84
|
$3.84
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
$74.46
£59.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱286.18
|
$9.24
£7.33
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
$101.62
£80.64
|
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